Battle of Selby

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battle engagement of the First English Civil War

The Battle of Selby was a key 1644 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax defeated the Royalists, opening the way for the capture of York.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Selby canonical	1
siege of Selby	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the First English Civil War ⓘ
aimOfParliamentarians	to weaken Royalist control in the north ⓘ
aimOfRoyalists	to hold Selby as a defensive position for York ⓘ
belligerent	Parliamentarians ⓘ Royalists ⓘ
campaign	Parliamentarian campaign in northern England ⓘ
category	1644 in England ⓘ Battles of the English Civil War ⓘ History of North Yorkshire ⓘ
combatantStrengthParliamentarian	approximately 1,500–2,000 men ⓘ
combatantStrengthRoyalist	approximately 1,500–2,000 men ⓘ
commander	John Belasyse ⓘ Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron ⓘ surface form: Lord Fairfax Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ Marquis of Newcastle ⓘ surface form: William Cavendish, Marquess of Newcastle
conflict	English Civil War ⓘ surface form: First English Civil War
conflictType	civil war battle ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
date	11 April 1644 ⓘ
followedBy	Siege of York (1644) ⓘ surface form: siege of York (1644)
historicalPeriod	17th century ⓘ
impactOnWar	contributed to the collapse of Royalist power in the north ⓘ
location	Selby, Yorkshire, England ⓘ
notableFeature	fighting in and around the town of Selby ⓘ use of barricades and defensive works by Royalists ⓘ
parliamentarianForcesIncluded	cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ
parliamentarianLeader	Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron ⓘ surface form: Lord Fairfax Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
partOf	Second English Civil War ⓘ surface form: First English Civil War
place	Selby ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Selby self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: siege of Selby
region	Northern England ⓘ
relatedEvent	Battle of Marston Moor ⓘ
result	Parliamentarian victory ⓘ
royalistForcesIncluded	cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ
royalistLeader	John Belasyse ⓘ Marquis of Newcastle ⓘ surface form: William Cavendish, Marquess of Newcastle
strategicConsequence	forced Royalists to concentrate forces in York ⓘ opened the way for the capture of York ⓘ
tacticalOutcome	Royalist forces driven from Selby ⓘ Royalist garrison defeated ⓘ
year	1644 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sir Thomas Fairfax → battle → Battle of Selby ⓘ

Battle of Selby → precededBy → Battle of Selby self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: siege of Selby