Battle of Edge Hill
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The Battle of Edge Hill was the first pitched battle of the English Civil War, fought in 1642 between the Royalist forces of King Charles I and the Parliamentarian army in Warwickshire, England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Edge Hill canonical | 2 |
| Edgehill campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1375251 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Edge Hill Context triple: [Battle of Edgehill, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Edge Hill]
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Battle of Loudoun Hill
The Battle of Loudoun Hill was a 1307 engagement in the Wars of Scottish Independence where Robert the Bruce won a significant early victory against English forces, bolstering his campaign to secure Scotland’s crown.
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Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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Battle of Halidon Hill
The Battle of Halidon Hill was a decisive 1333 engagement in the Second War of Scottish Independence in which Edward III’s English army used longbowmen to inflict a crushing defeat on the Scots near Berwick.
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Battle of Inkerman
The Battle of Inkerman was a major 1854 engagement of the Crimean War in which British and French forces repelled a large Russian attack near Sevastopol, earning a reputation as a brutal, close-quarters "soldiers' battle."
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Battle of Balaclava
The Battle of Balaclava was an 1854 Crimean War engagement in which the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade took place, symbolizing both bravery and disastrous military miscommunication.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Edge Hill Target entity description: The Battle of Edge Hill was the first pitched battle of the English Civil War, fought in 1642 between the Royalist forces of King Charles I and the Parliamentarian army in Warwickshire, England.
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A.
Battle of Loudoun Hill
The Battle of Loudoun Hill was a 1307 engagement in the Wars of Scottish Independence where Robert the Bruce won a significant early victory against English forces, bolstering his campaign to secure Scotland’s crown.
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B.
Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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C.
Battle of Halidon Hill
The Battle of Halidon Hill was a decisive 1333 engagement in the Second War of Scottish Independence in which Edward III’s English army used longbowmen to inflict a crushing defeat on the Scots near Berwick.
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D.
Battle of Inkerman
The Battle of Inkerman was a major 1854 engagement of the Crimean War in which British and French forces repelled a large Russian attack near Sevastopol, earning a reputation as a brutal, close-quarters "soldiers' battle."
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E.
Battle of Balaclava
The Battle of Balaclava was an 1854 Crimean War engagement in which the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade took place, symbolizing both bravery and disastrous military miscommunication.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Kineton ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Parliamentarians
ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ |
| campaign |
English Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
English Civil War 1642 campaign
|
| casualtiesParliamentarians | several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ |
| casualtiesRoyalists | several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ |
| cause |
constitutional conflict between King and Parliament
ⓘ
disputes over royal prerogative and religion ⓘ |
| combatant |
Charles I of England
ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles I of England
Parliament of England ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles I of England
ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles I of England
Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ |
| conflict | English Civil War ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 1642-10-23 ⓘ |
| era | Early modern period ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Brentford
ⓘ
Battle of Turnham Green ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Parliamentarian infantry engagement
ⓘ
Royalist cavalry charge ⓘ |
| hasSiteType | battlefield ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Stuart England ⓘ |
| location |
Edgehill
ⓘ
surface form:
Edge Hill
England ⓘ Warwickshire ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| monarchInvolved | Charles I of England ⓘ |
| near | Kineton ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first pitched battle of the English Civil War
ⓘ
large-scale deployment of both Royalist and Parliamentarian armies ⓘ |
| parliamentarianSideLedBy | Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ |
| partOf |
English Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
First English Civil War
|
| precededBy | King Charles I raises his standard at Nottingham ⓘ |
| presentDayCounty | Warwickshire ⓘ |
| result | inconclusive ⓘ |
| royalistSideCommandedBy | Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ |
| royalistSideLedBy |
Charles I of England
ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles I of England
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| significance |
demonstrated balance of forces between King and Parliament
ⓘ
failed to deliver decisive advantage to either side ⓘ |
| strengthParliamentarians | approximately 15,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthRoyalists | approximately 14,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| theatre | British Isles ⓘ |
| year | 1642 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Edge Hill Description of subject: The Battle of Edge Hill was the first pitched battle of the English Civil War, fought in 1642 between the Royalist forces of King Charles I and the Parliamentarian army in Warwickshire, England.
Referenced by (3)
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