Battle of Taunton

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened_Parliament's_control_in_the_West_Country
gptkbp:analyzes Historical research papers
gptkbp:associatedWith Civil War heritage sites
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials_in_Taunton
gptkbp:combatants Parliamentarians
Royalists
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Fairfax
gptkb:Lord_Hopton
gptkbp:date June 4, 1645
gptkbp:depictedIn Historical paintings
gptkbp:discusses Civil War reenactments
gptkbp:documentedIn Military history books
gptkbp:featuredIn Documentaries_about_the_English_Civil_War
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Langport
gptkbp:historicalContext Part of the Second English Civil War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Demonstrated_Parliament's_military_strength
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Taunton
gptkbp:influencedBy Royalist support in the region
Political_tensions_in_England
gptkbp:inspiredBy Local folklore
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military strategies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Taunton,_Somerset,_England
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Colonel_Richard_Wroth
gptkb:Major_General_Edward_Massey
gptkb:Colonel_John_Penruddock
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Birch
gptkb:Captain_Thomas_Waller
gptkb:Sir_William_Waller
gptkb:Captain_John_Waller
gptkb:Colonel_John_Okey
gptkb:Colonel_John_Ashburnham
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_Strode
gptkbp:outcome Royalist retreat
gptkbp:partOf English Civil War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Siege_of_Taunton
gptkbp:primaryMission Contemporary_accounts
gptkbp:relatedEvent Battle of Naseby
Battle of Bristol
gptkbp:result Parliamentary victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_victory_for_Parliament
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of the West Country
gptkbp:tactics Cavalry charges
Infantry formations