Battle of Edgehill

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath increased_tensions_between_Royalists_and_Parliamentarians
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Turnham_Green
gptkb:Battle_of_Marston_Moor
Battle of Naseby
gptkbp:casualties about 1,000 Parliamentarians
about 1,000 Royalists
gptkbp:climate rainy and muddy
gptkbp:combatants Parliamentarians
Royalists
gptkbp:commander gptkb:King_Charles_I
gptkb:Lord_General_Robert_Devereux,_2nd_Earl_of_Essex
gptkbp:culturalHeritage depicted in paintings
subject of documentaries
featured in historical novels
gptkbp:date October 23, 1642
gptkbp:foughtIn open fields
gptkbp:historicalPeriod contemporary accounts
military reports
diaries of soldiers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Edgehill
gptkbp:impact set_the_stage_for_future_battles_in_the_English_Civil_War
gptkbp:involved influenced future military tactics
demonstrated role of terrain in battle
highlighted_importance_of_cavalry
gptkbp:legacy commemorated in literature
studied in military history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Edgehill,_Warwickshire,_England
gptkbp:notable_event historical tours
reenactments
lectures and seminars
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Prince_Rupert_of_the_Rhine
gptkb:Sir_William_Waller
gptkbp:partOf English Civil War
gptkbp:result tactical draw
gptkbp:significance first major battle of the English Civil War
gptkbp:skills approximately 14,000 Royalists
approximately 15,000 Parliamentarians
gptkbp:strategicGoals control_of_the_Midlands
gptkbp:tactics cavalry charges
infantry formations