Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sir_William_Waller
gptkb:Edward_Somerset |
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Royalist retreat
Royalists gained control of the area Parliamentary control of Wiltshire |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Parliamentarians: 1,000
Royalists: 200 Royalists: 1,000 Parliamentarians: 300 |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Royalists
Parliamentarians |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Lord_Hopton
gptkb:Sir_William_Waller |
| gptkbp:date |
13 July 1643
|
| gptkbp:fought_in |
gptkb:Wiltshire
high ground July 1643 King's forces and Parliament's forces |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the larger conflict between Royalists and Parliamentarians
Part of the First English Civil War |
| gptkbp:historical_figure |
gptkb:Henry_Wilmot,_1st_Earl_of_Rochester
gptkb:Thomas_Fairfax gptkb:King_Charles_I gptkb:Oliver_Cromwell gptkb:Lord_Hopton gptkb:John_Hampden gptkb:Edward_Montagu,_2nd_Earl_of_Sandwich gptkb:Robert_Devereux,_3rd_Earl_of_Essex gptkb:Sir_Ralph_Hopton gptkb:Sir_John_Gell gptkb:William_Waller gptkb:Richard_Cromwell Various contemporary reports |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Influenced subsequent battles in the region
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Marked a turning point in the war
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Roundway Down
|
| gptkbp:involved_forces |
Around 5,000 Royalists
Around 6,000 Parliamentarians |
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
Local history
|
| gptkbp:landscape |
Hilly and wooded area
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future battles in the Civil War
Remembered as a significant battle in the English Civil War. |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Roundway_Down,_England
|
| gptkbp:mood |
Boosted Parliamentarian morale
Diminished Royalist confidence |
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Newbury
gptkb:Battle_of_Lansdowne |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
Cavalry charge
|
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Lord_Hopton
gptkb:Sir_William_Waller |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Parliamentary retreat
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:war
|
| gptkbp:primary_source |
Diaries of soldiers
Letters from commanders |
| gptkbp:result |
Parliamentary victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Decisive Royalist victory in the West Country
Decisive battle in the First English Civil War |
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of the West Country
Control of key routes Control of the south-west of England |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Cavalry charges
Flanking maneuvers |