First battle of St Albans

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_battle_of_St_Albans
gptkbp:aftermath Increased power of the Yorkists
gptkbp:casualties Approximately 300
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Borough
gptkb:noble_title
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Richard,_Duke_of_York
gptkb:Edmund_Beaufort,_Duke_of_Somerset
gptkbp:date 22 May 1455
gptkbp:duration Few hours
gptkbp:historical_context Conflict over the English throne
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:John_Talbot,_Earl_of_Shrewsbury
gptkb:The_Earl_of_Shrewsbury
gptkb:The_Earl_of_Pembroke
gptkb:Anne_Neville
gptkb:Edward_IV_of_England
gptkb:Margaret_of_Anjou
gptkb:Richard_III_of_England
gptkb:The_Earl_of_Surrey
gptkb:Henry_Beaufort,_Duke_of_Somerset
gptkb:The_Earl_of_Oxford
gptkb:Elizabeth_Woodville
gptkb:Richard_Neville,_Earl_of_Warwick
gptkb:The_Earl_of_Northumberland
gptkb:George,_Duke_of_Clarence
gptkb:The_Earl_of_Kent
gptkb:The_Earl_of_March
gptkb:The_Earl_of_Westmorland
gptkb:William_de_la_Pole,_Duke_of_Suffolk
Henry VI's mental health issues
The Earl of Wiltshire
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked the beginning of the Wars of the Roses
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First battle of St Albans
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Richard,_Duke_of_York
gptkb:Henry_VI_of_England
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future battles in the Wars of the Roses
gptkbp:location gptkb:St_Albans,_Hertfordshire,_England
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Capture_of_King_Henry_VI
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Wars_of_the_Roses
gptkbp:primary_source Chronicles of the time
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Tewkesbury
gptkb:Battle_of_Barnet
gptkb:Battle_of_Towton
gptkb:Second_battle_of_St_Albans
gptkbp:result Yorkist victory
gptkbp:significance gptkb:First_major_battle_of_the_Wars_of_the_Roses
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of London
gptkbp:tactics Surprise attack