English navy

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military branch naval force

The English navy was the maritime military force of the Kingdom of England, playing a central role in its defense, exploration, and expansion as a major seafaring power.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
English Navy 11
English navy canonical 9
Royal Navy 6

Statements (80)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military branch ⓘ
naval force ⓘ
contributedTo English colonial expansion in India ⓘ
English colonial expansion in North America ⓘ
English colonial expansion in the Caribbean ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
developedDuringReignOf Charles I of England ⓘ
Charles II of England ⓘ
Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
Henry VIII of England ⓘ
James VI and I ⓘ
surface form: James I of England

William III of England ⓘ
followedBy English navy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Royal Navy
governedBy Lord High Admiral of England ⓘ
surface form: Lords Admiral of England

Navy Board ⓘ
hasMainTask amphibious operations ⓘ
blockade of enemy ports ⓘ
maritime defense of England ⓘ
power projection overseas ⓘ
protection of English trade routes ⓘ
support of colonial expansion ⓘ
influenced Royal Navy ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locationOfOperation Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
English Channel ⓘ
Irish Sea ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
mergedInto Royal Navy ⓘ
surface form: Royal Navy of Great Britain
notableCommander Sir Edward Hawke ⓘ
surface form: Edward Hawke

Francis Drake ⓘ
George Monck ⓘ
Duke of York ⓘ
surface form: James, Duke of York

John Hawkins ⓘ
Martin Frobisher ⓘ
Robert Blake ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Barfleur ⓘ
Battle of Gravelines (1588) ⓘ
Battle of La Hogue (1692) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of La Hogue

Battle of La Rochelle (1622) ⓘ
Battle of Lowestoft ⓘ
Battle of Sluys ⓘ
Battle of Solebay ⓘ
operatedBy Kingdom of England ⓘ
participatedIn Anglo-Dutch Wars ⓘ
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
English Civil War ⓘ
Hundred Years' War ⓘ
Nine Years' War ⓘ
surface form: Nine Years' War (1688–1697)

War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
partOf armed forces of the Kingdom of England ⓘ
precededBy Anglo-Saxon naval forces ⓘ
significantDevelopment adoption of line-of-battle tactics ⓘ
growth of state-funded dockyards ⓘ
transition from medieval fleets to standing navy ⓘ
significantEvent defeat of the Spanish Armada ⓘ
supportedActivity exploration voyages ⓘ
overseas trade protection ⓘ
privateering ⓘ
timePeriod Stuart period ⓘ
surface form: Restoration era

Stuart period ⓘ
Tudor England ⓘ
surface form: Tudor period

late 17th century ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ
use merchant auxiliaries ⓘ
naval artillery ⓘ
oared vessels ⓘ
sailing ships ⓘ
warships ⓘ
usedBase Chatham Dockyard ⓘ
Royal Dockyard, Deptford ⓘ
surface form: Deptford Dockyard

Plymouth ⓘ
Portsmouth ⓘ
Woolwich Dockyard ⓘ
usedShipType carrack ⓘ
frigate ⓘ
galleon ⓘ
galley ⓘ
pinnace ⓘ
ship of the line ⓘ

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland → servedIn → English navy ⓘ
Battle of Valcour Island → combatant → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Navy
Eustace the Monk → enemyOf → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: English royal navy
Battle of Porto Bello (1739) → involved → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Navy
Armed forces of the Kingdom of Scotland → successor → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Navy
Battle of Scheveningen → primaryOpposingNavies → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Navy
Tangier 1662–1680 → hasParticipant → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Navy
King of England → authorityOver → English navy ⓘ
John de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp de Warwick → militaryBranch → English navy ⓘ
Battle of Vélez-Málaga → navalPowerInvolved → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Navy
Drake–Norris Expedition → hasParticipant → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Navy
Counter-Armada → militaryBranch → English navy ⓘ
Raid on Cadiz (1587) → commandingNavy → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Royal Navy
Battle of San Juan (1595) → involves → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Navy
Essex-Raleigh Expedition to the Azores → participant → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Navy
Capture of Cádiz (1596) → participant → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Navy
John Hawkins → militaryBranch → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Navy
Sir Richard Grenville → militaryBranch → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Navy
Battle of Medway → involvedForce → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: English home fleet
Lord Henry Seymour → militaryBranch → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Navy
Lord Thomas Howard → militaryBranch → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Navy
Aberystwyth Castle → recapturedBy → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: English forces
Hugh Quieret → opponent → English navy ⓘ
Edward III's 1340 expedition to Flanders → hasParticipant → English navy ⓘ
Christopher Newport → militaryBranch → English navy ⓘ
English conquest of Jamaica → supportedBy → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Navy
English conquest of Jamaica → usedMilitaryBranch → English navy ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Navy
siege of Hormuz → involvedMilitaryBranch → English navy ⓘ
Sir Robert Morley → militaryBranch → English navy ⓘ
Rainsborough family → employer → English navy ⓘ
subject surface form: William Rainsborough
this entity surface form: Royal Navy of England
English navy → followedBy → English navy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Navy
English fleet commander Hubert de Burgh → militaryBranch → English navy ⓘ
subject surface form: Hubert de Burgh
this entity surface form: English fleet
French fleet commander Eustace the Monk → enemyOf → English navy ⓘ
subject surface form: Eustace the Monk
this entity surface form: Cinque Ports fleet