Siege of Harlech (1461–1468)
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The Siege of Harlech (1461–1468) was a prolonged Yorkist blockade during the Wars of the Roses in which Lancastrian forces held out in Harlech Castle for seven years, making it one of the longest sieges in British history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Harlech | 1 |
| Siege of Harlech (1461–1468) canonical | 1 |
| siege of Harlech Castle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Siege of Harlech (1461–1468) Context triple: [Harlech Castle, siege, Siege of Harlech (1461–1468)]
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Siege of Pembroke
The Siege of Pembroke was a 1648 Parliamentarian blockade and capture of the Royalist-held Pembroke Castle in Wales, a key engagement that helped end organized Royalist resistance in the Second English Civil War.
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Siege of York (1644)
The Siege of York (1644) was a major English Civil War operation in which Parliamentarian and Scottish Covenanter forces encircled the Royalist stronghold of York, setting the stage for the decisive Battle of Marston Moor.
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siege of Rochester Castle
The siege of Rochester Castle was a pivotal 1215–1216 conflict in which rebel barons defending the strategically vital fortress were besieged by King John during the First Barons’ War.
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Battle of St Fagans
The Battle of St Fagans was a 1648 engagement near Cardiff in Wales in which Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a larger Royalist army during the later stages of the English Civil Wars.
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Siege of Calais (1596)
The Siege of Calais (1596) was a major military engagement in which Spanish forces captured the strategic French port city of Calais during the later stages of the French Wars of Religion and broader Habsburg–French conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Harlech (1461–1468) Target entity description: The Siege of Harlech (1461–1468) was a prolonged Yorkist blockade during the Wars of the Roses in which Lancastrian forces held out in Harlech Castle for seven years, making it one of the longest sieges in British history.
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Siege of Pembroke
The Siege of Pembroke was a 1648 Parliamentarian blockade and capture of the Royalist-held Pembroke Castle in Wales, a key engagement that helped end organized Royalist resistance in the Second English Civil War.
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B.
Siege of Kenilworth
The Siege of Kenilworth was a prolonged 1266 royalist siege of the rebel-held Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire, England, and one of the largest and most decisive military operations of the Second Barons' War.
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Siege of York (1644)
The Siege of York (1644) was a major English Civil War operation in which Parliamentarian and Scottish Covenanter forces encircled the Royalist stronghold of York, setting the stage for the decisive Battle of Marston Moor.
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siege of Rochester Castle
The siege of Rochester Castle was a pivotal 1215–1216 conflict in which rebel barons defending the strategically vital fortress were besieged by King John during the First Barons’ War.
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E.
Battle of St Fagans
The Battle of St Fagans was a 1648 engagement near Cardiff in Wales in which Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a larger Royalist army during the later stages of the English Civil Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Wars of the Roses
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military conflict ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| associatedMonarchLancastrian |
King Henry VI of England
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surface form:
Henry VI of England
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| associatedMonarchYorkist | Edward IV of England ⓘ |
| belligerent |
House of Lancaster
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House of York ⓘ Lancastrian forces ⓘ Yorkist forces ⓘ |
| blockadeType | land and sea blockade ⓘ |
| cause | continuation of Lancastrian resistance after Yorkist victories ⓘ |
| commanderLancastrian |
Dafydd ap Ieuan ap Einion
ⓘ
Jasper Tudor ⓘ |
| commanderYorkist |
Walter Devereux
ⓘ
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke ⓘ |
| conflict | Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| defensiveStructure | concentric castle fortifications ⓘ |
| duration | approximately seven years ⓘ |
| endDate | 1468 ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidation of Yorkist control in Wales ⓘ |
| garrison | Lancastrian defenders ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Gwynedd ⓘ |
| location |
Harlech
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Harlech ⓘ
surface form:
Harlech Castle
Merionethshire ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | capture of Harlech Castle from Lancastrian control ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the longest sieges in British history
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prolonged Yorkist blockade of a Lancastrian garrison ⓘ |
| partOf | Lancastrian resistance in Wales ⓘ |
| precededBy | early Yorkist successes in the Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Welsh song "Men of Harlech" ⓘ |
| result | Yorkist victory ⓘ |
| significance |
last major Lancastrian stronghold in Wales
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symbol of Lancastrian resistance during the Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| startDate | 1461 ⓘ |
| stronghold |
Harlech
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surface form:
Harlech Castle
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| surrenderedTo | Yorkist forces in 1468 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
15th century
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Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Harlech (1461–1468) Description of subject: The Siege of Harlech (1461–1468) was a prolonged Yorkist blockade during the Wars of the Roses in which Lancastrian forces held out in Harlech Castle for seven years, making it one of the longest sieges in British history.
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