Battle of the Forth Bridge

GPTKB entity

Properties (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Royalist_forces_diminished
Strengthened_Cromwell's_position_in_Scotland
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:combatants Parliamentarians
Royalists
gptkbp:cultural_impact Inspiration for literature
Inspiration for art
Commemorated in local history
gptkbp:date February 17, 1651
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Kilsyth
gptkbp:historical_significance Debated by historians
gptkbp:historicalContext Scottish Civil War
English Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Forth Bridge
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Military records
Letters from commanders
Contemporary_accounts
gptkbp:is_part_of Wars of the Three Kingdoms
gptkbp:location Firth_of_Forth,_Scotland
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:James_Graham,_1st_Marquess_of_Montrose
gptkb:David_Leslie
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Inverlochy (1645)
gptkbp:result Cromwellian_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_control_of_Scotland
gptkbp:tactics Cavalry charges
Infantry formations