Battle of Rugeley

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened_British_control_in_the_region
gptkbp:awards Decisive_British_victory
gptkbp:casualties Jacobite: 300
British:_200
gptkbp:celebrates Local memorials
gptkbp:climate Cold and wet
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Army
Jacobite forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lord_George_Murray
gptkb:General_Henry_Seymour_Conway
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced literature and art
gptkbp:date January 8, 1746
gptkbp:fightingStyle One day
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Culloden
gptkbp:foughtIn open fields
gptkbp:future_plans Suppress_Jacobite_uprising
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military history courses
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Charles_Edward_Stuart
gptkb:William_Augustus,_Duke_of_Cumberland
gptkbp:historical_significance Study of military tactics
Marked_the_decline_of_Jacobite_power_in_England
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_conflict_between_Britain_and_Jacobite_supporters
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Battle reports
Letters from commanders
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Rugeley
gptkbp:impact Influenced_British_military_policy
Influenced_future_military_engagements_in_Britain
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Military records
Eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:landscape Flat and marshy land
gptkbp:legacy Preserved as a historical site
Occasional reenactments held
Commemoration in local history
Symbol_of_British_military_resilience
gptkbp:location Rugeley,_Staffordshire,_England
gptkbp:militaryRank Infantry and cavalry units
Jacobite: 2,500
British:_3,000
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Lord_George_Murray
gptkb:General_Henry_Seymour_Conway
gptkbp:partOf Jacobite risings
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Falkirk
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Preston
Jacobite rising of 1745
Battle of Derby
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance Decisive engagement in the Jacobite rising of 1745
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of the Midlands
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
Conventional warfare tactics