First foreign salute to the United States (1776)
GPTKB entity
Statements (13)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:commander |
Johannes de Graaff
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| gptkbp:date |
November 16, 1776
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| gptkbp:describes |
The first formal recognition of the United States by a foreign power, when the Dutch-controlled Fort Oranje on St. Eustatius returned a salute to the American brig Andrew Doria.
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| gptkbp:involvedCountry |
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:location |
Fort Oranje, St. Eustatius
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| gptkbp:shipsInvolved |
gptkb:Andrew_Doria
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| gptkbp:significance |
First international recognition of the United States
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| gptkbp:typeOfSalute |
cannon salute
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:St._Eustatius
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First foreign salute to the United States (1776)
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