Quebec Expedition of 1711

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Quebec_Expedition_of_1711
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Quebec Expedition of 1711
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