Battle of Rochester

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened the position of the Parliamentarians
gptkbp:archaeological_findings Artifacts from the battle site
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Royalists
Parliamentarians
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Richard_de_Clare
gptkb:Gilbert_de_Clare
gptkbp:cultural_references Referenced in historical literature
gptkbp:date October 1, 1264
gptkbp:defense Rochester Castle's walls
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:Rochester_Castle
gptkbp:duration Several weeks
gptkbp:events gptkb:Battle_of_Evesham
gptkbp:historical_context Conflict between the monarchy and barons
Struggle for power in England
gptkbp:historical_documentation Royal charters
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Gilbert_de_Clare,_7th_Earl_of_Gloucester
gptkb:John_de_Lacy,_2nd_Earl_of_Lincoln
gptkb:Richard_of_Cornwall
gptkb:Richard_de_Clare,_6th_Earl_of_Gloucester
gptkb:Robert_de_Vere,_9th_Earl_of_Oxford
gptkb:Simon_de_Montfort,_6th_Earl_of_Leicester
gptkb:Eleanor_of_Provence
gptkb:Hugh_de_Vere,_4th_Earl_of_Oxford
gptkb:William_de_Warenne,_5th_Earl_of_Surrey
gptkb:Edward_I_of_England
gptkb:William_de_Valence
gptkb:Robert_de_Ferrers,_2nd_Earl_of_Derby
gptkb:Richard_de_Montfort
gptkb:John_de_Warenne
gptkb:Roger_Mortimer
gptkb:Robert_de_Ferrers
gptkb:Henry_de_Montfort
gptkb:William_de_Valence,_2nd_Earl_of_Pembroke
gptkb:Hugh_de_Lacy,_1st_Earl_of_Ulster
gptkb:Richard_de_Clare,_5th_Earl_of_Gloucester
gptkb:John_de_Warenne,_6th_Earl_of_Surrey
gptkb:Hugh_le_Despenser
gptkb:William_Marshal,_2nd_Earl_of_Pembroke
gptkb:Thomas_de_Clare
gptkb:William_de_Mowbray,_2nd_Baron_Mowbray
gptkb:Henry_de_Montfort,_2nd_Earl_of_Leicester
gptkb:John_Fitzalan,_7th_Earl_of_Arundel
Barons' War leaders
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced future battles in the war
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Rochester
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials in Rochester
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of baronial resistance
gptkbp:location gptkb:Rochester,_England
gptkbp:military_strategy Flanking maneuvers
Infantry and cavalry units
gptkbp:military_technology Use of crossbows
gptkbp:next_event gptkb:Battle_of_Lewes
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Henry_III_of_England
gptkb:Simon_de_Montfort
gptkbp:outcome Control of Rochester Castle
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Chronicles_of_Matthew_Paris
gptkb:The_Annals_of_Roger_of_Wendover
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Siege_of_Rochester_Castle
gptkbp:result Parliamentary victory
gptkbp:significance Part of the Second Barons' War
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the River Medway
gptkbp:tactics Siege tactics
Use of siege engines
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Siege_of_Rochester
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6