Battle of Cambridge

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cambridge_City
gptkb:Metacom
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened Parliamentarian control in East Anglia
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:Unknown
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Royalists
Parliamentarians
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Fairfax
gptkb:Prince_Rupert_of_the_Rhine
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayed in literature
Referenced in films
Commemorated in local history
Discussed in documentaries
Featured in reenactments
gptkbp:date 1643
June 1643
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Newbury
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied by military historians
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger conflict of the English Civil War
gptkbp:historical_significance First major battle in the Eastern Association
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Cambridge
gptkbp:influenced_by Military strategies of the time
Parliamentarian strategies
Royalist tactics
Previous battles in the English Civil War
Political climate of 1643
gptkbp:landscape Flat countryside
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future battles in the war
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Naseby
gptkb:Battle_of_Marston_Moor
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Lord_Fairfax
gptkb:Oliver_Cromwell
gptkb:John_Pym
gptkb:Sir_William_Waller
gptkb:Sir_John_Gell
gptkb:Prince_Rupert
gptkbp:outcome Royalist retreat
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:war
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Edgehill
gptkbp:primary_source Military reports
Diaries of soldiers
Letters from commanders
Contemporary accounts
Pamphlets published after the battle
gptkbp:result Parliamentary victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic victory for Parliament
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of supply routes
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:type land battle
gptkbp:weather_conditions Dry conditions