Battle of Pevensey

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_battles
gptkbp:aftermath fortification of Pevensey Castle
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:English_forces
Norman forces
gptkbp:date August 29, 1066
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Hastings
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Norman_invasion_of_England
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:Tostig_Godwinson
gptkb:Eustace_II_of_Boulogne
gptkb:William_Fitz_Osbern
gptkb:Roger_de_Montgomery
gptkb:Edgar_the_Aetheling
gptkb:Edith_of_Wessex
gptkb:Godwin,_Earl_of_Wessex
gptkb:Leofric,_Earl_of_Mercia
Wulfnoth Cild
Guilbert de Lacy
Harold's brothers
thegns of Cheshire
thegns of Derbyshire
thegns of East Anglia
thegns of Essex
thegns of Gloucestershire
thegns of Herefordshire
thegns of Ireland
thegns of Kent
thegns of Lancashire
thegns of Lincolnshire
thegns of London
thegns of Mercia
thegns of North Wales
thegns of Northumbria
thegns of Nottinghamshire
thegns of Scotland
thegns of Shropshire
thegns of South Wales
thegns of Staffordshire
thegns of Sussex
thegns of Warwickshire
thegns of Wessex
thegns of Worcestershire
thegns of Yorkshire
gptkbp:historical_impact shift in power dynamics in England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Pevensey
gptkbp:key_feature defensive positions
use of cavalry
beach landing
archery tactics
gptkbp:location Pevensey, England
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:William_the_Conqueror
gptkb:Harold_Godwinson
gptkbp:outcome establishment of Norman rule in England
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Stamford_Bridge
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:The_Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
Chronicle of the Abbey of Battle
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Hastings
Norman landings in England
gptkbp:result Norman victory
gptkbp:significance part of the Norman Conquest of England
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of the south coast of England
gptkbp:tactics_used surprise attack
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pevensey_Castle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6