Statements (53)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Siege_warfare
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gptkbp:aftermath |
strengthened Spanish control in Chile
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gptkbp:belligerent |
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Spanish_Empire |
gptkbp:casualties |
high for both sides
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gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Admiral_Edward_Vernon
Brigadier General Francisco de la Guerra |
gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired local folklore
depicted in historical literature |
gptkbp:date |
January 1741
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gptkbp:duration |
6 months
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gptkbp:fortifications |
Fort San Luis
Fort Niebla Fort Corral |
gptkbp:historical_analysis |
studied in military history courses
analyzed in strategic studies examined in colonial studies discussed in maritime history |
gptkbp:historical_context |
colonial conflicts in South America
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gptkbp:historical_figure |
gptkb:Admiral_Edward_Vernon
British colonial officials Governor of Chile Spanish colonial officials Brigadier General Francisco de la Guerra |
gptkbp:historical_impact |
influenced future military strategies
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Siege of Valdivia
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gptkbp:legacy |
remains of fortifications still exist
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Valdivia,_Chile
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gptkbp:military_engagement |
involved naval blockades
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gptkbp:military_strategy |
gptkb:intelligence_gathering
defensive positioning reinforcement strategies blockade tactics supply line disruption |
gptkbp:military_technology |
gptkb:fortification
gptkb:naval_warfare gptkb:cannon siege towers battering rams |
gptkbp:outcome |
defensive success for Spanish forces
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gptkbp:primary_source |
British naval records
accounts by Spanish officers |
gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkb:Battle_of_Cartagena_de_Indias Siege of Portobelo Spanish colonial expansion British colonial ambitions in South America |
gptkbp:result |
Spanish victory
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gptkbp:significance |
part of the War of Jenkins' Ear
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gptkbp:strategy |
siege warfare
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gptkbp:tactics |
artillery bombardment
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Valdivia_Forts
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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