Ostend Raid

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Expedition to Ostend
gptkbp:casualties French: unknown
British: 80 killed or wounded, 1,130 captured
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:France
gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Rousseau
gptkb:Sir_Eyre_Coote
Home Popham
gptkbp:date 19 May 1798
gptkbp:location Ostend, Austrian Netherlands
gptkbp:notableFor British forces destroyed the lock gates but were captured after landing
gptkbp:objective destroy the sluice gates and lock gates of the Bruges–Ostend Canal
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars
gptkbp:result British tactical victory
French strategic victory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zeebrugge_Raid
gptkb:Dover_Patrol
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ostend Raid