Siege of Berwick (1650)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:aftermath increased control of Scotland by Parliament
gptkbp:allies gptkb:Scottish_Parliament
gptkb:English_Parliament
gptkbp:battle reconstruction of Berwick
gptkbp:casualties high
gptkbp:date 1650
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Covenant
Royalist stronghold
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:event_type gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:fortifications gptkb:Berwick_Castle
gptkbp:historical_analysis gptkb:archaeologists
cultural historians
military historians
sociologists
political analysts
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:English_Civil_Wars
gptkbp:historical_significance impact on English politics
impact on Scottish politics
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:government_documents
newspaper articles
military records
letters and correspondence
diaries of soldiers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Berwick (1650)
gptkbp:legacy cultural references
historical reenactments
commemorative events
influence on future sieges
study in military strategy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Berwick-upon-Tweed
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:blockade
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Colonel_John_Lambert
General David Leslie
gptkbp:outcome surrender of Royalists
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Second_English_Civil_War
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Dunbar
gptkb:Battle_of_Worcester
Scottish Campaigns
English Campaigns
gptkbp:result Parliamentary victory
gptkbp:significance gptkb:strategic_location
gptkbp:strength numerous Scottish forces
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:English_Royalists
trench warfare
artillery bombardment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Berwick_Castle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7