Quebec Expedition of 1711

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Quebec_Expedition_of_1711

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:aftermath	expedition abandoned
gptkbp:casualties	over 850
gptkbp:cause	shipwrecks in the Saint Lawrence River
gptkbp:commander	Admiral Hovenden Walker Brigadier-General John Hill
gptkbp:departedFrom	gptkb:Boston July 1711
gptkbp:disaster	Île-aux-Oeufs, Saint Lawrence River
gptkbp:disasterDate	August 1711
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	one of the worst naval disasters in British history
gptkbp:landForce	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:notableEvent	fleet struck rocks in fog
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:New_France
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Queen_Anne's_War
gptkbp:purpose	capture Quebec City from the French
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Siege_of_Port_Royal_(1710) gptkb:Siege_of_Quebec_(1690)
gptkbp:result	British defeat
gptkbp:shipsLost	at least 7
gptkbp:target	gptkb:Quebec_City
gptkbp:troopsInvolved	over 12,000
gptkbp:year	1711
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Hovenden_Walker
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Quebec Expedition of 1711