Battle of Burford

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mercia
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened Parliamentarian control in the region
Increased Parliamentarian morale
Decreased Royalist support in the area
gptkbp:casualties Parliamentarian casualties were lower
Royalist casualties were significant
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Royalists
Parliamentarians
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Fairfax
gptkb:Lord_Hopton
Influential commanders in English history
Notable figures in the Civil War
gptkbp:community_engagement Attracts historians and tourists
gptkbp:cultural_impact Referenced in historical novels
Inspired literature and art
gptkbp:date 1649
gptkbp:has_ability Parliamentarians received timely reinforcements
gptkbp:historical_analysis Ongoing academic studies
Archaeological investigations
gptkbp:historical_context Fought during the Second English Civil War
gptkbp:historical_figure Documented by contemporary historians
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked a turning point in the war
Demonstrated the effectiveness of Parliamentarian tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Burford
gptkbp:intelligence Royalists underestimated Parliamentarian forces
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials in Burford
gptkbp:landscape Hilly and wooded area
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future battles in the Civil War
gptkbp:location gptkb:Burford,_Oxfordshire,_England
gptkbp:narrative_style Various interpretations exist
Impact on Parliamentarian strategy
Debates among historians about tactics
Impact on Royalist strategy
Role in the decline of Royalist power
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Marston_Moor
gptkb:Battle_of_Edgehill
gptkbp:outcome Royalist retreat
gptkbp:participants Local militia
Professional soldiers
gptkbp:primary_source Diaries of soldiers
Letters from commanders
gptkbp:recognizes Studied in military history courses
Commemorated in local history events
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Naseby
gptkb:Siege_of_Oxford
gptkbp:result Parliamentary victory
gptkbp:significance Part of the English Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Oxfordshire
Defend Royalist strongholds
Disrupt Parliamentarian supply lines
gptkbp:tactics Cavalry charges
Infantry formations
gptkbp:weather_conditions Rain affected visibility