Battle of Mersea Island

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath increased_Parliamentary_control_in_Essex
gptkbp:casualties unknown
gptkbp:combatants Parliamentarians
Royalists
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Barkstead
gptkb:Sir_Charles_Lucas
gptkbp:contemporary studied in military history courses
analyzed in strategic studies
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired literature
depicted in art
gptkbp:date 1648
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Maidstone
gptkbp:foughtIn 1648 Parliamentarian campaign
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Essex
gptkb:Colchester
gptkb:Mersea_Island
gptkbp:historicalContext English Civil War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance demonstrated naval power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Mersea Island
gptkbp:influencedBy military strategies
political alliances
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Parliamentary_Navy
gptkbp:legacy commemorated in local history
influenced naval warfare
gptkbp:location Mersea_Island,_England
gptkbp:notable_event historical tours
reenactments
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Colonel_John_Barkstead
gptkb:Sir_Charles_Lucas
gptkbp:outcome Royalist retreat
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Colchester
gptkbp:primaryMission contemporary accounts
military records
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Preston
Siege of Colchester
gptkbp:result Parliamentary victory
gptkbp:significance part_of_the_English_Civil_War
gptkbp:strategicGoals control_of_the_eastern_coast_of_England
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
artillery bombardment
gptkbp:type naval battle