First Battle of Newbury
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The First Battle of Newbury was a major engagement of the English Civil War in 1643, where Parliamentarian forces halted the advance of King Charles I’s Royalist army in Berkshire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Battle of Newbury canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Newbury (1643) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2236051 — 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: First Battle of Newbury Context triple: [Newbury, Berkshire, historicalEvent, First Battle of Newbury]
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A.
Battle of Barnet
The Battle of Barnet was a decisive 1471 engagement of the Wars of the Roses in which the Yorkist forces under Edward IV defeated and killed the powerful kingmaker Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, helping to secure Yorkist control of the English throne.
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Battle of Naseby
The Battle of Naseby was a decisive 1645 engagement of the English Civil War in which Parliament’s New Model Army crushed King Charles I’s main field force, effectively turning the tide of the conflict.
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Battle of Edgehill
The Battle of Edgehill was the first pitched battle of the English Civil War, fought in 1642 between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces and resulting in an indecisive outcome.
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D.
Battle of Marston Moor
The Battle of Marston Moor was a major 1644 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian and Scottish Covenanter forces decisively defeated Royalist troops, effectively ending Royalist control in northern England.
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E.
Battle of Sedgemoor
The Battle of Sedgemoor was the final pitched battle fought on English soil, in 1685, where royal forces of King James II crushed the Monmouth Rebellion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: First Battle of Newbury Target entity description: The First Battle of Newbury was a major engagement of the English Civil War in 1643, where Parliamentarian forces halted the advance of King Charles I’s Royalist army in Berkshire.
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A.
Battle of Barnet
The Battle of Barnet was a decisive 1471 engagement of the Wars of the Roses in which the Yorkist forces under Edward IV defeated and killed the powerful kingmaker Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, helping to secure Yorkist control of the English throne.
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B.
Battle of Naseby
The Battle of Naseby was a decisive 1645 engagement of the English Civil War in which Parliament’s New Model Army crushed King Charles I’s main field force, effectively turning the tide of the conflict.
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C.
Battle of Edgehill
The Battle of Edgehill was the first pitched battle of the English Civil War, fought in 1642 between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces and resulting in an indecisive outcome.
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D.
Battle of Marston Moor
The Battle of Marston Moor was a major 1644 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian and Scottish Covenanter forces decisively defeated Royalist troops, effectively ending Royalist control in northern England.
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E.
Battle of Sedgemoor
The Battle of Sedgemoor was the final pitched battle fought on English soil, in 1685, where royal forces of King James II crushed the Monmouth Rebellion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the English Civil War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Battle of Newbury
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surface form:
Battle of Newbury (1643)
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| associatedWithMonarch | Charles I of England ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Parliamentarians
ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ |
| campaign |
Royalist campaign in Cornwall
ⓘ
surface form:
Royalist 1643 campaign in southern England
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| casualtiesParliamentarian | several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ |
| casualtiesRoyalist | several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ |
| combatant |
Parliamentarian army
ⓘ
Royalist field army of the West ⓘ
surface form:
Royalist army
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| commander |
Charles I of England
ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles I of England
Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ Sir Edward Massie ⓘ |
| conflict |
English Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
First English Civil War
|
| country | England ⓘ |
| date | 20 September 1643 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Battle of Newbury ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
boosted Parliamentarian morale
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checked Royalist momentum after earlier victories ⓘ |
| involvedBranch |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Berkshire
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Newbury, Berkshire ⓘ
surface form:
Newbury
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| notableFeature |
fighting around Round Hill
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fighting near Wash Common ⓘ heavy use of infantry and artillery ⓘ |
| parliamentarianForceStrength | approximately 14,000 men ⓘ |
| parliamentarianLeader | Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ |
| parliamentarianLeaderTitle | Captain-General of the Parliamentarian forces ⓘ |
| parliamentarianTactic | defensive positioning on high ground ⓘ |
| partOf | English Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Roundway Down ⓘ |
| result |
inconclusive
ⓘ
strategic Parliamentarian success ⓘ |
| royalistCavalryCommander | Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ |
| royalistForceStrength | approximately 10,000–12,000 men ⓘ |
| royalistLeader |
Charles I of England
ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles I of England
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| royalistTactic | frontal assaults against Parliamentarian positions ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | Royalist advance towards London ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | Royalist advance on London halted ⓘ |
| theatre |
English Civil War
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surface form:
English Civil War in southern England
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| tookPlaceNear | River Kennet ⓘ |
| year | 1643 ⓘ |
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Subject: First Battle of Newbury Description of subject: The First Battle of Newbury was a major engagement of the English Civil War in 1643, where Parliamentarian forces halted the advance of King Charles I’s Royalist army in Berkshire.
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