Siege of Rochester (1215)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened King John's position
gptkbp:allies Baronial alliances formed
gptkbp:archaeological_findings Artifacts from the siege
gptkbp:battle Reconstruction of Rochester Castle
gptkbp:casualties Significant losses on both sides
gptkbp:consequences Impact on English monarchy
gptkbp:cultural_representation Depicted in historical novels
gptkbp:date gptkb:1215
gptkbp:defense gptkb:King_John_of_England
gptkbp:duration approximately 6 weeks
gptkbp:end_date November 1215
gptkbp:fortifications gptkb:Rochester_Castle
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined by historians
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Magna_Carta
gptkbp:historical_documentation Recorded in the Annals of Roger of Wendover
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced future baronial rebellions
gptkbp:historical_records Various medieval accounts
gptkbp:historical_significance Key event in the First Barons' War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Rochester (1215)
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Baron_William_d'_Aubigny
King John's commanders
gptkbp:legacy Part of English civil war history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Rochester_Castle
gptkbp:measures Moat and walls of the castle
gptkbp:military_strategy Blockade of supplies
gptkbp:military_technology Siege engines
gptkbp:modern_relevance Study of medieval warfare
gptkbp:narrative Part of the struggle for power in England.
gptkbp:outcome Castle captured
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:First_Barons'_War
gptkbp:participants English barons
Royal forces
gptkbp:primary_source Chronicles of the time
gptkbp:result Royalist victory
gptkbp:significance demonstrated the conflict between the monarchy and the barons
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the castle
gptkbp:strategy Garrison defense
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Siege_warfare
Barons
Use of trebuchets
Started in October 1215
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rochester_Castle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6