Siege of Berwick (1640)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:aftermath increased Scottish influence in England
contribution to the escalation of the English Civil War
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:English_Royalists
gptkb:Covenant
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:documentaries
historical studies
historical reenactments
inspired literature
depicted in art
gptkbp:date 1640
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:historical_context tensions leading to the English Civil War
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:government_documents
contemporary accounts
military records
diaries of participants
letters and correspondence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Berwick (1640)
gptkbp:legacy influenced military tactics
commemorated in local history
studied in military academies
remains a subject of historical interest
gptkbp:location gptkb:Berwick-upon-Tweed
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:blockade
artillery bombardment
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:fortification
cannons
gunpowder
siege engines
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:James_Graham,_1st_Marquess_of_Montrose
gptkb:Sir_John_Hotham
gptkbp:outcome capture of Berwick by the Scots
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Wars_of_the_Three_Kingdoms
gptkbp:political_impact influence on Scottish independence movements
impact on Anglo-Scottish relations
shaping of British military strategy
contribution to the formation of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Second_Bishops'_War
gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:First_Bishops'_War
gptkb:Scottish_Civil_War
gptkbp:result Scottish victory
gptkbp:significance part of the larger conflict between Scotland and England
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Berwick_Castle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7