Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War

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military campaign naval campaign

The Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War was the series of naval and maritime operations fought across the Atlantic Ocean between American, French, and British forces, aiming to disrupt British trade, supply lines, and naval dominance during the conflict.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	As subject	As object
American Revolutionary War naval theater	0	1
American War of Independence naval operations in European waters	0	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military campaign → naval campaign →
belligerent	France → Great Britain → Kingdom of France → Kingdom of Great Britain → Thirteen Colonies → United States of America → surface form: United States
conflict	American Revolutionary War →
endTime	1783 →
hasPart	Battle of Block Island (1776) → Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) → surface form: Battle of Cape Finisterre (1780) Battle of Cape George → Battle of Cape Henry → Battle of Cape Spartel → Battle of Cape St Vincent → surface form: Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) Battle of the Dogger Bank (1799) → surface form: Battle of Dogger Bank (1781) Battle of Flamborough Head → Battle of Fort Royal → Battle of Grenada → Battle of Machias (1777) → Battle of Martinique (1780) → Battle of Nassau → Battle of Penobscot Bay → Battle of Porto Praya → Battle of St. Kitts → Battle of St. Lucia (1778) → Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet → Battle of Ushant (1778) → Battle of Valcour Island → Battle of the Chesapeake → Battle of the Delaware Capes (1782) → Battle of the Mona Passage → Battle of the Saintes →
involves	blockade running → commerce raiding → convoy escort operations → naval blockades → privateering →
location	Atlantic Ocean → Caribbean Sea → Atlantic Ocean → surface form: North Atlantic Ocean West Indies → waters off Europe → waters off North America →
objective	challenge to British naval dominance → disruption of British supply lines → disruption of British trade →
partOf	American Revolutionary War →
result	erosion of British control of Atlantic trade routes → support for American war effort through French naval power →
startTime	1775 →

Referenced by (3)

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

HMS Serapis → navalCampaign → Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War →

this entity surface form: American War of Independence naval operations in European waters

Battle of Flamborough Head → partOf → Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War →

USS Lexington → theaterOfWar → Atlantic campaign of the American Revolutionary War →

this entity surface form: American Revolutionary War naval theater