The Battle of Edgehill

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath both sides claimed victory
gptkbp:casualties about 1,000 Parliamentarians
about 1,000 Royalists
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Royalists
Parliamentarians
gptkbp:commander gptkb:King_Charles_I
gptkb:Lord_Essex
gptkbp:commander_of__parliamentarians gptkb:Robert_Devereux,_3rd_Earl_of_Essex
gptkbp:commander_of__royalists gptkb:Prince_Rupert
gptkbp:commemoration memorials in Warwickshire
gptkbp:cultural_references featured in documentaries
depicted in literature
studied in military history courses
gptkbp:date October 23, 1642
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced subsequent battles in the English Civil War
gptkbp:historical_significance marked the beginning of a prolonged conflict
gptkbp:historical_source contemporary accounts
diaries of soldiers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Battle of Edgehill
gptkbp:legacy influenced military tactics in future conflicts
remains a subject of historical debate
symbol of the conflict between monarchy and parliament
gptkbp:location gptkb:Edgehill,_Warwickshire,_England
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Prince_Rupert_of_the_Rhine
gptkb:Sir_William_Waller
gptkbp:outcome neither side gained a decisive victory
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Civil_War
gptkbp:primary_source historical analyses
official reports
biographies of key figures
letters from participants
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Turnham_Green
gptkb:Battle_of_Naseby
gptkb:Battle_of_Marston_Moor
gptkbp:result inconclusive
gptkbp:significance gptkb:first_major_battle_of_the_English_Civil_War
gptkbp:strategic_importance demonstrated the strength of Parliamentarian forces
established Royalist control in the Midlands
gptkbp:strength approximately 14,000 Royalists
approximately 15,000 Parliamentarians
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:cavalry_charges
infantry formations
gptkbp:terrain hilly and wooded area
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy and muddy conditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Catherine_of_Valois
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5