battle of Fowey

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cornish_Royalist_forces
gptkbp:aftermath Parliament gained control of the sea lanes
Royalist naval power diminished
gptkbp:casualties Royalists suffered heavy losses
Parliamentarians had fewer losses
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Royalists
Parliamentarians
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Sir_John_Grenville
gptkb:Admiral_Robert_Blake
gptkbp:date June 15, 1658
gptkbp:duration one day
gptkbp:historical_context part of the Second English Civil War
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Fairfax
gptkb:William_Penn
gptkb:Charles_II
gptkb:John_Lambert
gptkb:Thomas_Fairfax
gptkb:Oliver_Cromwell
gptkb:Robert_Devereux
gptkb:John_Pym
gptkb:Sir_Arthur_Haselrig
gptkb:Sir_John_Hotham
gptkb:Charles_I
gptkb:John_Hampden
gptkb:Henry_Ireton
gptkb:Sir_William_Waller
gptkb:George_Monck
gptkb:Edward_Montagu
gptkb:Sir_John_Gell
gptkb:Richard_Cromwell
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced naval warfare tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label battle of Fowey
gptkbp:influence inspired naval strategies in later conflicts
gptkbp:legacy commemorated in local history
studied in military history courses
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fowey,_Cornwall,_England
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:starship
frigates
ships of the line
gptkbp:outcome secured Fowey for Parliament
gptkbp:participants sailors and soldiers
gptkbp:primary_source contemporary accounts
letters and diaries
naval records
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Dungeness
gptkb:Battle_of_Portland
gptkbp:result Parliamentary victory
gptkbp:significance part of the English Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of the English Channel
gptkbp:tactics blockade and bombardment
gptkbp:type gptkb:battle