Major-General Percy Kirke

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:King_Charles_II
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:William_of_Orange
Royalist cause
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Boyne
Battle of Worcester
Siege of Bristol
gptkbp:birthDate 1620
gptkbp:children Percy Kirke Jr.
gptkbp:commanded Foot Guards
gptkbp:deathDate 1691
gptkbp:descendant Kirke_family
gptkbp:education Military_training_in_England
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Role in the Glorious Revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major-General Percy Kirke
gptkbp:influence Restoration of the monarchy
gptkbp:influencedBy Cromwellian_military_tactics
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Suppression_of_Monmouth's_Rebellion
Military_campaigns_in_the_English_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy Controversial military leader
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Namur
gptkb:Battle_of_Marston_Moor
gptkb:Battle_of_Edgehill
gptkb:Battle_of_Tewkesbury
gptkb:Battle_of_Oudenarde
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Boyne
gptkb:Battle_of_Landen
gptkb:Siege_of_Derry
Battle of Naseby
Battle of Worcester
Battle of Barnet
Battle of Aughrim
Battle of Towton
Battle of Bosworth Field
Battle of St. Albans
Battle of Malplaquet
Battle of Blore Heath
Battle of Ramillies
Battle of Steinkirk
Capture of rebels
Defense of London
Campaign_in_Ireland
gptkbp:notableFeature Royalist forces
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London
gptkbp:rank Major-General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Anglo-Dutch_Wars
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1640-1691
gptkbp:spouse Mary Kirke