Battle of Edgehill
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Edgehill canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T177947 — 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 Edgehill Context triple: [English Civil War, significantEvent, Battle of Edgehill]
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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 Langport
The Battle of Langport was a decisive 1645 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian forces under the New Model Army defeated Royalist troops, helping to secure Parliament’s military dominance.
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Battle of Minden
The Battle of Minden was a 1759 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which an Anglo-German allied army defeated French forces in Westphalia, significantly checking French influence in Western Germany.
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Battle of Worcester (1651)
The Battle of Worcester (1651) was the final and decisive engagement of the English Civil Wars, in which Oliver Cromwell’s Parliamentarian forces crushed Charles II’s army, effectively ending Royalist resistance in England.
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E.
Battle of Preston (1648)
The Battle of Preston (1648) was a decisive engagement of the Second English Civil War in which Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army crushed a larger Royalist-Scottish force, effectively ending Royalist hopes of restoring Charles I by arms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Edgehill Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Battle of Langport
The Battle of Langport was a decisive 1645 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian forces under the New Model Army defeated Royalist troops, helping to secure Parliament’s military dominance.
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C.
Battle of Minden
The Battle of Minden was a 1759 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which an Anglo-German allied army defeated French forces in Westphalia, significantly checking French influence in Western Germany.
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D.
Battle of Worcester (1651)
The Battle of Worcester (1651) was the final and decisive engagement of the English Civil Wars, in which Oliver Cromwell’s Parliamentarian forces crushed Charles II’s army, effectively ending Royalist resistance in England.
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E.
Battle of Preston (1648)
The Battle of Preston (1648) was a decisive engagement of the Second English Civil War in which Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army crushed a larger Royalist-Scottish force, effectively ending Royalist hopes of restoring Charles I by arms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Edge Hill ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Parliamentarians
ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ |
| campaign |
Battle of Edge Hill
ⓘ
surface form:
Edgehill campaign
|
| combatant |
New Model Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliamentarian army
Royalist army ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles I of England
ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles I
Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second English Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
First English Civil War
|
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 1642-10-23 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Brentford
ⓘ
Battle of Brentford ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Turnham Green
|
| front | English mainland ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | several thousand killed and wounded on both sides ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Royalists
ⓘ
surface form:
English Army (Royalist)
Parliamentarian field army under Essex ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Stuart period ⓘ |
| involves |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Edgehill
ⓘ
Warwickshire ⓘ |
| notableFor | first pitched battle of the English Civil War ⓘ |
| opponent |
Parliamentarians
ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ |
| ParliamentarianObjective | block Royalist advance on London ⓘ |
| ParliamentarianSide | forces loyal to the English Parliament ⓘ |
| partOf |
English Civil War
ⓘ
Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| precededBy | King Charles I raising his standard at Nottingham ⓘ |
| primaryParliamentarianLeader | Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ |
| primaryRoyalistCavalryLeader | Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ |
| primaryRoyalistLeader |
Charles I of England
ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles I
|
| result | indecisive ⓘ |
| RoyalistObjective | advance towards London ⓘ |
| RoyalistSide | supporters of King Charles I ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated that the war would not be decided quickly
ⓘ
failed to give either side a decisive strategic advantage ⓘ |
| theatre |
English Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
English Civil War in England
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| typeOfEngagement | pitched battle ⓘ |
| year | 1642 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Edgehill Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (11)
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