Battle of the Ford of the Biscuits

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened_Montrose's_position
gptkbp:casualties Low
gptkbp:celebrates Historical reenactments
gptkbp:climate Rainy conditions
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Scottish_Covenanters
Royalists
gptkbp:commander gptkb:James_Graham,_1st_Marquess_of_Montrose
gptkb:John_Hurry
gptkbp:culturalImpact gptkb:Scottish_folklore
gptkbp:date April 30, 1644
gptkbp:depictedIn Literature
Artworks
gptkbp:duration One day
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Alford
gptkbp:historical_analysis Political analysts
Cultural historians
Military historians
gptkbp:historicalContext Civil_War_in_Scotland
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influenced future battles
Affected_public_perception_of_Montrose
Shaped_Scottish_politics
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 17th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Demonstrated_Montrose's_military_genius
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Ford of the Biscuits
gptkbp:influence Scottish_military_tactics
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Covenanter_Army
gptkb:Royalist_Army
gptkbp:landscape River crossing
gptkbp:legacy Montrose's_campaigns
gptkbp:location gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:James_Graham
gptkb:John_Hurry
Covenanter leaders
Royalist leaders
gptkbp:outcome Covenanter retreat
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Tippermuir
gptkbp:primaryMission Diaries
Letters
Military records
Contemporary_accounts
gptkbp:relatedEvent Battle of Inverlochy
Battle of Kilsyth
gptkbp:result Scottish_victory
gptkbp:significance Part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of the Highlands
Defeat the Covenanters
Secure the Highlands
gptkbp:supportRole Decisive_victory_for_Montrose
gptkbp:tactics Surprise attack