Battle of Rathmines

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Irish_Confederation
gptkbp:aftermath Parliamentary control of Dublin
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Royalists
Parliamentarians
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Michael_Jones
gptkb:James_Butler,_1st_Duke_of_Ormonde
gptkbp:date 1649-08-02
August 2, 1649
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Dunbar
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the conflict between Parliamentarians and Royalists
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Sir_Charles_Coote
gptkb:Sir_John_Clotworthy
gptkb:Lord_Inchiquin
gptkb:Oliver_Cromwell
gptkb:Henry_Ireton
gptkb:Sir_William_Waller
gptkb:Lord_Ormonde
gptkb:Colonel_John_Butler
gptkb:Colonel_John_O'_Neill
gptkb:Colonel_Richard_Talbot
gptkb:Colonel_William_O'_Neill
Colonel John Jones
Sir Edward Wogan
Colonel Richard Grace
Colonel Edward Butler
Colonel John Fitzpatrick
Colonel Thomas Butler
Colonel Thomas Preston
gptkbp:historical_significance Influenced subsequent military engagements in Ireland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Rathmines
gptkbp:location Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland
gptkbp:outcome Strengthened Parliamentarian position in Ireland
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Irish_Confederate_Wars
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Siege_of_Dublin
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Clonmel
gptkb:Battle_of_Kilkenny
gptkb:Siege_of_Drogheda
gptkb:Battle_of_Limerick
Battle of Wexford
gptkbp:result Parliamentary victory
gptkbp:significance Decisive battle in the English Civil War context
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Dublin
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers