South American theatre of World War I

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The South American theatre of World War I comprised the naval operations and engagements off the coasts of South America, where Allied and Central Powers’ warships contested control of vital sea lanes and commerce routes.

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South American theatre of World War I canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf naval theatre ⓘ
theatre of war ⓘ
affected South American maritime trade ⓘ
neutral shipping regulations in South America ⓘ
characterizedBy naval engagements far from European fronts ⓘ
operations near neutral territorial waters ⓘ
conflictType naval warfare ⓘ
endTime 1918 ⓘ
hasMainBelligerent Argentina ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
hasNotableCommander Christopher Cradock ⓘ
Doveton Sturdee ⓘ
Maximilian von Spee ⓘ
hasNotableEngagement Battle of Coronel ⓘ
Battle of Más a Tierra ⓘ
Battle of Río de la Plata (1914 naval operations context) ⓘ
Battle of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
Pursuit of the German East Asia Squadron ⓘ
involves Allied Powers ⓘ
Central Powers ⓘ
German East Asia Squadron ⓘ
linked to: East Asia Squadron

South American neutral states ⓘ
location Pacific Ocean ⓘ
South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: South Atlantic

coasts of South America ⓘ
opposingForce Imperial German Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
partOf World War I ⓘ
relatedTo Atlantic U-boat campaign of World War I ⓘ
Pacific theatre of World War I ⓘ
result Allied control of South Atlantic sea lanes ⓘ
destruction of the German East Asia Squadron ⓘ
startTime 1914 ⓘ
strategicObjective control of sea lanes ⓘ
disruption of enemy trade ⓘ
protection of maritime commerce ⓘ
theatreFocus blockade enforcement ⓘ
commerce raiding ⓘ
uses armoured cruisers ⓘ
auxiliary cruisers ⓘ
battlecruisers ⓘ
light cruisers ⓘ

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

Battle of Coronel → theatre → South American theatre of World War I ⓘ
Battle of the Falkland Islands → theatre → South American theatre of World War I ⓘ