Battle of Gainsborough

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Royalist retreat
gptkbp:allies Parliamentarian alliances
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Royalists
Parliamentarians
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Prince_Rupert_of_the_Rhine
Sir John Meldrum
gptkbp:commemorated_by local history groups
gptkbp:commemoration memorials and plaques
gptkbp:cultural_references literature and films
gptkbp:date July 28, 1643
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:Art_History
gptkbp:duration one day
gptkbp:followed_by Battle of Winceby
gptkbp:historical_analysis examined in military studies
gptkbp:historical_context part of the First English Civil War
gptkbp:historical_debate interpretations of the battle's importance
gptkbp:historical_documentation battlefield surveys
gptkbp:historical_impact shaped military tactics in the Civil War
gptkbp:historical_interpretation varied among historians
gptkbp:historical_records gptkb:Archives
gptkbp:historical_significance boosted morale for Parliamentarians
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Gainsborough
gptkbp:influenced_by political tensions in England
gptkbp:involved_forces infantry and cavalry
gptkbp:involved_units infantry battalions
cavalry regiments
gptkbp:leadership local gentry
gptkbp:legacy influenced future battles in the region
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gainsborough,_Lincolnshire,_England
gptkbp:military_leadership evaluated by historians
gptkbp:military_strategy aggressive engagement
defensive and offensive maneuvers
gptkbp:narrative part of the broader Civil War story
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Naseby
gptkb:Battle_of_Marston_Moor
gptkbp:notable_event first major battle in Lincolnshire
gptkbp:notable_mission demonstrated Parliament's strength
gptkbp:outcome Royalist forces retreated
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Edgehill
gptkbp:primary_source historical analyses
contemporary accounts
gptkbp:result Parliamentary victory
gptkbp:significance strategic victory for Parliament
gptkbp:strategic_goals disrupt Royalist supply lines
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of Lincolnshire
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:terrain flat and open
gptkbp:type land battle
gptkbp:weather_conditions clear skies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_Model_Army
gptkb:West_Lindsey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6