Battle of Gresford

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Royalist retreat from the area
Strengthened_Parliamentarian_control_in_North_Wales
Increased_recruitment_for_Parliamentarian_forces
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:climate Rainy and muddy
gptkbp:combatants Parliamentarians
Royalists
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Sir_William_Vaughan
Sir Thomas Myddelton
gptkbp:cultural_impact Referenced in literature
Commemorated in local history
gptkbp:date 1645
September 22, 1645
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Use of muskets
Cannon_fire
gptkbp:future_plans Parliamentarian dominance in the region
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in military studies
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated the importance of local support in warfare
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_conflict_between_Royalists_and_Parliamentarians
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Military historians
Local chronicles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Gresford
gptkbp:impact Contributed_to_the_decline_of_Royalist_power_in_Wales
gptkbp:involved Parliamentarian army
Royalist army
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Military records
Contemporary_accounts
gptkbp:landscape Hilly and wooded area
gptkbp:legacy Inspiration for local folklore
Influenced future military tactics
Studied in military academies
Influenced future battles in the region
Commemorated in local monuments
Part of Welsh national identity
Symbol_of_resistance_against_Royalist_forces
Part_of_the_narrative_of_the_English_Civil_War.
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gresford,_Wales
gptkbp:outcome Decisive engagement
gptkbp:partOf English Civil War
gptkbp:result Parliamentary victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_victory_for_Parliamentarians
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_North_Wales
gptkbp:tactics Cavalry charges
Use of terrain to advantage
Infantry formations
gptkbp:type Land battle