Battle of Northampton

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Yorkists_gained_control_of_the_English_crown
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials_in_Northampton
gptkbp:climate Clear skies
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:House_of_York
gptkb:House_of_Lancaster
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lord_Grey_of_Ruthin
Duke of York
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Films_about_the_Wars_of_the_Roses
Books_on_English_history
Plays_about_the_Wars_of_the_Roses
gptkbp:culturalImpact Inspired literature and art
gptkbp:date 10 July 1460
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Wakefield
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_struggle_for_the_English_throne
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Richard_Plantagenet,_3rd_Duke_of_York
gptkb:Edward_of_Westminster,_Prince_of_Wales
gptkb:Edward_IV_of_England
gptkb:Margaret_of_Anjou
gptkb:William_de_la_Pole,_1st_Duke_of_Suffolk
gptkb:John_Talbot,_1st_Earl_of_Shrewsbury
gptkb:Richard_Neville,_Earl_of_Warwick
gptkb:Henry_Beaufort,_3rd_Duke_of_Somerset
gptkb:Thomas_Grey,_1st_Marquess_of_Dorset
Henry_VI's_supporters
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Interpretations of the battle's significance
Chronicles of the Wars of the Roses
Letters and documents from the period
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Shifted_power_towards_the_Yorkists
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Northampton
gptkbp:legacy Influenced_future_battles_in_the_Wars_of_the_Roses
gptkbp:location gptkb:Northampton,_England
gptkbp:militaryRank Cavalry
Infantry
Use of archers
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Henry_VI_of_England
gptkb:Richard_of_York
gptkbp:outcome Decisive_victory_for_the_Yorkists
gptkbp:partOf Wars of the Roses
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of St. Albans (1460)
gptkbp:primaryMission Documentaries
Official records
Historical analyses
Eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:relatedEvent Battle of Towton
Second Battle of St. Albans
gptkbp:result Yorkist victory
gptkbp:significance Led_to_the_capture_of_King_Henry_VI
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of the Midlands
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:typeOf Open field