The Battle of the Texel

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened Dutch naval dominance
gptkbp:casualties Significant losses for England
Moderate losses for the Dutch
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:England
gptkb:Dutch_Republic
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Michiel_de_Ruyter
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_John_Kempthorne
gptkbp:crew Dutch fleet had 80 ships
English fleet had 60 ships
gptkbp:date August 5, 1673
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Third_Anglo-Dutch_War
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Captain_John_Wren
gptkb:Captain_Edward_Russell
gptkb:Captain_John_Munden
gptkb:Captain_John_Whetstone
gptkb:Admiral_de_Ruyter
gptkb:Captain_John_Smith
gptkb:Captain_John_Benbow
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_John_Kempthorne
gptkb:Captain_Edward_Montagu
gptkb:Captain_John_Tinker
gptkb:Captain_Richard_Stayner
gptkb:Captain_Thomas_Halsey
gptkb:Captain_William_Penn
Captain Thomas Teddeman
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced future naval engagements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Battle of the Texel
gptkbp:location gptkb:Texel,_Netherlands
gptkbp:military_strategy Line of battle
17th century naval tactics
gptkbp:outcome Dutch victory
gptkbp:primary_source Contemporary accounts
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Solebay
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gabbard
gptkbp:result End of English naval supremacy in the region
gptkbp:significance Part of the Third Anglo-Dutch War
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the North Sea
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Willem_van_der_Velde_the_Younger
gptkb:Willem_van_de_Velde_the_Younger
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5