Siege of Lichfield

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:aftermath increased Parliamentarian control in the Midlands
gptkbp:besieging_force Parliamentarians
gptkbp:casualties high
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
depicted in art
commemorated in local history
gptkbp:date 1643
gptkbp:defending_champion gptkb:Royalists
gptkbp:duration approximately 3 months
gptkbp:engine cannons
mortars
gptkbp:event_type gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:fortifications gptkb:Lichfield_Cathedral
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:diaries
gptkb:letters
contemporary accounts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Lichfield
gptkbp:key_event gptkb:Battle_of_Lichfield
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lichfield,_England
gptkbp:military_leadership gptkb:Sir_William_Brereton
gptkb:Lord_Brooke
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Sir_William_Brereton
Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke
gptkbp:outcome Royalist surrender
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Civil_War
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Cropredy_Bridge
gptkb:Battle_of_Dunbar
gptkb:Battle_of_Hopton_Heath
gptkb:Battle_of_Naseby
gptkb:Battle_of_Newbury
gptkb:Battle_of_Worcester
gptkb:Battle_of_Marston_Moor
gptkb:Battle_of_Preston
gptkb:Battle_of_Edgehill
gptkb:Battle_of_Tewkesbury
gptkb:Siege_of_Chester
gptkb:Siege_of_Gloucester
gptkb:Battle_of_Roundway_Down
gptkbp:result Parliamentarian victory
gptkbp:significance gptkb:strategic_location
gptkbp:tactics_used gptkb:blockade
artillery bombardment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Battle_of_the_North_Midlands_of_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4