Combat de Prairial

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Glorious_First_of_June
gptkbp:casualties British: 1 ship lost, 1,200 casualties
French: 7 ships lost, 4,000 casualties
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:France
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Louis_Thomas_Villaret_de_Joyeuse
gptkb:Richard_Howe
gptkbp:date 1 June 1794
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Combat de Prairial
gptkbp:location gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:HMS_Queen_Charlotte
gptkb:Montagne
gptkbp:objective British attempt to intercept French convoy
French grain convoy protection
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars
gptkbp:result British victory
gptkbp:shipsInvolved 25 British ships of the line
26 French ships of the line
gptkbp:significance First and largest fleet action between Britain and France during the French Revolutionary Wars
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Glorious_First_of_June
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6