Caribbean Sea theater
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The Caribbean Sea theater was a major maritime zone of conflict in the Age of Sail, where European colonial powers and their navies contested control of trade routes, ports, and territories throughout the Caribbean basin.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caribbean campaign | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
maritime theater of war ⓘ naval theater ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Spanish treasure fleets
NERFINISHED
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gold and silver convoys ⓘ slave trade ⓘ sugar trade ⓘ transatlantic trade ⓘ |
| conflictType |
colonial warfare
ⓘ
commerce raiding ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ piracy suppression ⓘ privateering ⓘ |
| contains |
approaches to the Gulf of Mexico
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approaches to the Isthmus of Panama ⓘ sea lanes between North America and South America ⓘ trade routes between Europe and the Americas ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
natural harbors
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numerous islands and archipelagos ⓘ strategic straits and channels ⓘ |
| involvedParty |
Dutch Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European chartered companies ⓘ Kingdom of Denmark-Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ various Caribbean privateers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainObjective | domination of Caribbean maritime commerce ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Ocean theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBelligerents | European colonial powers ⓘ |
| sawConflictIn |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of Jenkins' Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to New World resources
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control of colonies ⓘ control of ports ⓘ control of trade routes ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ Age of Sail NERFINISHED ⓘ early 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
French Revolutionary Wars
this entity surface form:
Caribbean campaign