Battle of the Pentland Rising
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Covenanter_army
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased repression of Covenanters
|
| gptkbp:allegiance |
High before the battle
For the Covenant |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Covenanter casualties were significant
Government forces had fewer casualties |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Covenanters
Scottish Government forces Several key figures |
| gptkbp:date |
November 28, 1666
|
| gptkbp:defeated |
Led to executions
Led to imprisonment of leaders |
| gptkbp:demands |
Religious freedoms
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| gptkbp:duration |
One day
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
Further conflicts in Scotland
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| gptkbp:governing_body |
For their roles
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Tensions between Covenanters and the Scottish Government
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| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
Focus on law and order
Focus on martyrdom |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Influenced future Scottish rebellions
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Pentland Rising
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| gptkbp:involved_forces |
Approximately 1,000 men
Approximately 1,500 men |
| gptkbp:is_a_testament_to |
gptkb:church
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| gptkbp:leadership |
gptkb:William_Wallace
gptkb:Sir_Robert_Moray John Blackadder |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Symbol of resistance
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| gptkbp:local_government |
Effective
Suppression of dissent |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Pentland_Hills,_Scotland
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| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Flanking maneuvers
Defensive positions |
| gptkbp:mood |
Confident before the battle
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| gptkbp:national_anthem |
Celebrate victory
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| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:James_Graham,_1st_Marquess_of_Montrose
gptkb:Robert_Hamilton |
| gptkbp:peerage |
Symbol of authority
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| gptkbp:political_ideology |
Royalism
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| gptkbp:posthumous_recognition |
Established in honor of soldiers
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
Covenanter uprisings
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| gptkbp:primary_source |
Historical analyses
Contemporary accounts |
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:The_Glorious_Revolution
The Killing Times |
| gptkbp:result |
Government victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Part of the larger Covenanter movement
|
| gptkbp:soundtrack |
Commemorate the battle
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| gptkbp:tactics |
gptkb:political_movement
Hit-and-run attacks Artillery support Conventional military engagement |
| gptkbp:temple |
Disorganized
Established in Scotland |
| gptkbp:type |
skirmish
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| gptkbp:voter_turnout |
For the King
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