Battle of Beachy Head (1690)

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battle of the Nine Years' War naval battle

The Battle of Beachy Head (1690) was a major naval engagement in the English Channel during the Nine Years' War, in which a French fleet decisively defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Battle of Beachy Head	0	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the Nine Years' War → naval battle →
aftermath	court-martial of Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Bévéziers → surface form: Bataille de Bévéziers Battle of Bévéziers →
associatedMonarch	Louis XIV of France → William III of England →
belligerent	Dutch Republic → England → France →
combatantCommander	Anne Hilarion de Tourville → Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington → Cornelis Evertsen the Younger →
conflict	Nine Years' War →
conflictType	naval engagement →
countryInvolved	Dutch Republic → Kingdom of England → Kingdom of France →
date	1690-07-10 →
dateOldStyle	1690-06-30 →
engagedForces	Anglo-Dutch fleet → French fleet →
fleetCommander	Anne Hilarion de Tourville → Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington →
followedBy	Battle of Barfleur →
geographicalContext	off the coast of Sussex, England →
historicalEra	Age of Sail →
location	English Channel → off Beachy Head →
navalPowerInvolved	Dutch navy → French Navy → surface form: French navy Royal Navy →
navalTheatre	English Channel →
notableFor	decisive French tactical victory → heavy losses for the allied fleet →
opponentAlliance	Anglo-Dutch alliance → French Navy → surface form: French Royal Navy
partOf	Nine Years' War →
partOfCampaign	French attempt to gain naval superiority in the Channel →
precededBy	Battle of Bantry Bay →
result	French victory →
strategicEffect	political crisis in England → temporary French control of the English Channel →
theatre	Nine Years' War → surface form: War of the Grand Alliance
timePeriod	late 17th century →
year	1690 →

Referenced by (4)

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

Nine Years' War → hasMajorBattle → Battle of Beachy Head (1690) →

Dutch navy of the Republic → notableBattle → Battle of Beachy Head (1690) →

Anne Hilarion de Tourville → notableVictory → Battle of Beachy Head (1690) →

Anne Hilarion de Tourville → notableWork → Battle of Beachy Head (1690) →

this entity surface form: Battle of Beachy Head