Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Parliamentary consolidation of power
Royalist_forces_retreated |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Approximately 1,000
|
| gptkbp:climate |
Rainy and muddy
|
| gptkbp:combatants |
Parliamentarians
Royalists |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Fairfax
Lord Goring |
| gptkbp:date |
1645
July 10, 1645 |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Siege of Bridgwater
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Second English Civil War
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
Military records
Letters and correspondence Diaries of soldiers Contemporary_accounts |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Influenced subsequent military strategies
Shifted_momentum_towards_Parliamentarians |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Langport
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Historical reenactments
Influence on military tactics Cultural references in literature Commemoration in local history |
| gptkbp:location |
Langport,_Somerset,_England
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Infantry and cavalry
Parliamentarians: 6,000 Royalists:_4,000 |
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Lord_Hopton
gptkb:Sir_William_Waller gptkb:Colonel_John_Okey gptkb:Sir_John_Gell |
| gptkbp:partOf |
English Civil War
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Naseby
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Marston_Moor
gptkb:Battle_of_Edgehill Battle of Torrington Battle of Newbury Battle of Cropredy Bridge Battle of Roundway Down |
| gptkbp:result |
Parliamentary victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Decisive battle in the Western Campaign
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control of the West Country
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
Flanking maneuver
|
| gptkbp:typeOf |
Open field
|