Battle of Abingdon

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Royalist forces retreated
gptkbp:associated_with Royalist strongholds
Parliamentary alliances
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Royalists
Parliamentarians
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Fairfax
gptkb:Lord_Hopton
gptkb:Sir_William_Waller
gptkbp:controversy about troop numbers
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired songs and poems
gptkbp:date 1645
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Langport
gptkbp:fought_in open fields
gptkbp:historical_analysis varied interpretations
gptkbp:historical_context evolving over time
part of the First English Civil War
gptkbp:historical_debate over tactics used
gptkbp:historical_documentation primarily from Parliamentarian sources
gptkbp:historical_event limited documentation
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated Parliament's military strength
marked turning point in war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Abingdon
gptkbp:influenced public perception of the war
subsequent military campaigns
military strategies in England
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:previous_battles
gptkbp:inspired literature about the Civil War
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in local memorials
gptkbp:is_involved_in local militias
cavalry units
infantry units
artillery units
civilians in conflict
supply lines disruption
cavalry charges.
gptkbp:legacy influenced future battles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Abingdon,_England
gptkbp:notable_battle reinforcements arrived
gptkbp:notable_event skirmishes prior to main battle
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Oliver_Cromwell
gptkb:John_Hampden
gptkbp:notable_winners shift in power dynamics
gptkbp:outcome Royalist defeat
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:war
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Newbury
gptkbp:reports_to contemporary historians
gptkbp:result Parliamentary victory
gptkbp:resulted_in territorial changes
gptkbp:significance strategic victory for Parliament
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of southern England
capture of Abingdon
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
defensive positions
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Royalist_forces
gptkbp:type land battle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Coventry
gptkb:William_Waller
gptkb:Parliamentarian_forces
gptkb:Royalist_forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5