Battle of the Pentland Rising

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased repression of Covenanters
gptkbp:casualties Covenanter casualties were significant
Government forces had fewer casualties
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Covenanters
Scottish Government forces
gptkbp:covenanter_defeat Led to executions
Led to imprisonment of leaders
gptkbp:covenanter_demands Religious freedoms
gptkbp:covenanter_forces Approximately 1,000 men
gptkbp:covenanter_historiography Focus on martyrdom
gptkbp:covenanter_ideology gptkb:United_Methodist_Church
gptkbp:covenanter_leader gptkb:William_Wallace
John Blackadder
gptkbp:covenanter_leaders_captured Several key figures
gptkbp:covenanter_legacy Symbol of resistance
gptkbp:covenanter_morale High before the battle
gptkbp:covenanter_rallying_cry For the Covenant
gptkbp:covenanter_retreat Disorganized
gptkbp:covenanter_songs Commemorate the battle
gptkbp:covenanter_strategy Defensive positions
gptkbp:covenanter_tactics Hit-and-run attacks
gptkbp:date November 28, 1666
gptkbp:duration One day
gptkbp:followed_by Further conflicts in Scotland
gptkbp:historical_context Tensions between Covenanters and the Scottish Government
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced future Scottish rebellions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Pentland Rising
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pentland_Hills,_Scotland
gptkbp:memorials Established in Scotland
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:James_Graham,_1st_Marquess_of_Montrose
gptkb:Robert_Hamilton
gptkbp:preceded_by Covenanter uprisings
gptkbp:primary_source Historical analyses
Contemporary accounts
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:The_Glorious_Revolution
The Killing Times
gptkbp:result Government victory
gptkbp:scottish_government_forces Approximately 1,500 men
gptkbp:scottish_government_historiography Focus on law and order
gptkbp:scottish_government_ideology Royalism
gptkbp:scottish_government_leader gptkb:Sir_Robert_Moray
gptkbp:scottish_government_leaders_recognized For their roles
gptkbp:scottish_government_legacy Symbol of authority
gptkbp:scottish_government_memorials Established in honor of soldiers
gptkbp:scottish_government_morale Confident before the battle
gptkbp:scottish_government_pursuit Effective
gptkbp:scottish_government_rallying_cry For the King
gptkbp:scottish_government_response Suppression of dissent
gptkbp:scottish_government_songs Celebrate victory
gptkbp:scottish_government_strategy Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:scottish_government_tactics Artillery support
gptkbp:significance Part of the larger Covenanter movement
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
Conventional military engagement
gptkbp:type skirmish
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Covenanter_army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6