Statements (52)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
military conflict
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gptkbp:accessories |
Royalist_forces_faced_shortages
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gptkbp:aftermath |
strengthened_Parliamentarian_control_in_the_West_Country
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gptkbp:alliance |
one of the key sieges of the English Civil War
Parliament_allied_with_local_militias |
gptkbp:awards |
shifted balance of power in the conflict
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gptkbp:battle |
Gloucester_remained_a_Parliamentarian_stronghold
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gptkbp:casualties |
significant on both sides
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gptkbp:celebrates |
commemorated in local history
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gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Sir_William_Waller
Prince Rupert tested leadership of both sides |
gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired literature and art
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gptkbp:date |
1643
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gptkbp:duration |
about 6 weeks
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gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
early modern artillery
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gptkbp:engine |
battering rams
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gptkbp:historical_analysis |
studied by military historians
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gptkbp:historical_significance |
demonstrated_the_resilience_of_Parliamentarian_forces
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gptkbp:historicalContext |
part_of_the_larger_conflict_between_Parliament_and_the_Crown
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gptkbp:historicalRecords |
documented in various military histories
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
accounts from both sides exist
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gptkbp:house |
gptkb:Gloucester's_city_walls
improvements made post-siege |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Siege of Gloucester
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gptkbp:impact |
influenced future military strategies in the war
local population suffered hardships |
gptkbp:legacy |
remains_a_significant_event_in_English_history
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gptkbp:localGovernment |
influenced_post-war_governance_in_Gloucester
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Gloucester,_England
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gptkbp:militaryRank |
Parliamentarian reinforcements arrived
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gptkbp:notable_player |
Parliamentarian forces
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gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Prince_Rupert_of_the_Rhine
gptkb:Sir_William_Waller |
gptkbp:outcome |
Royalist_forces_withdrew
Royalists_failed_to_capture_the_city. |
gptkbp:partOf |
English Civil War
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gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
defend key locations
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gptkbp:result |
Parliamentary victory
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gptkbp:significance |
prevented_Royalist_advance_into_the_South_West
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gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Gloucester_as_a_transport_hub
key_to_controlling_the_West_Midlands |
gptkbp:supportRole |
Parliamentarians
Royalists |
gptkbp:tactics |
blockade
use of artillery July to September 1643 surrounding the city defensive siege attempt to capture key cities combined arms approach used by defenders example of 17th-century siege tactics |