Naval Battle of Coronel

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf naval battle
gptkbp:aftermath British_naval_losses_led_to_changes_in_strategy
gptkbp:analyzes Examined in military history courses
gptkbp:casualties British:_1,600
German:_300
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials for lost sailors
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Germany
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayed in literature and film
gptkbp:date 1 November 1914
gptkbp:fightingStyle naval warfare
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Falkland_Islands
gptkbp:future_plans Importance of reconnaissance
Importance of supply lines
Importance of morale
Importance of training and preparedness
Importance of fleet composition
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied for naval tactics
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated_effectiveness_of_German_naval_forces
gptkbp:historicalContext British_naval_strategy
German_naval_strategy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Eyewitness accounts
Military archives
Analysis by historians
Official naval reports
Photographs of the battle
Maps of the engagement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Naval Battle of Coronel
gptkbp:influence Shift_in_naval_power_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy
gptkb:British_Royal_Navy
gptkb:HMS_Monmouth
SMS Gneisenau
SMS Scharnhorst
HMS Good Hope
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future naval engagements
gptkbp:location Coronel,_Chile
gptkbp:navalFleet Use of heavy artillery
Use of wireless communication
Use of armored ships
Engagement at long range
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Maximilian_von_Spee
Rear_Admiral_Christopher_Cradock
gptkbp:outcome British_fleet_defeated
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:result German_victory
gptkbp:significance First major naval engagement of World War I
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of sea routes