Battle of Edge Hill

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Edge Hill was the first pitched battle of the English Civil War, fought in 1642 between the Royalist forces of King Charles I and the Parliamentarian army in Warwickshire, England.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Edge Hill canonical	2
Edgehill campaign	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Kineton ⓘ
belligerent	Parliamentarians ⓘ Royalists ⓘ
campaign	English Civil War ⓘ surface form: English Civil War 1642 campaign
casualtiesParliamentarians	several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ
casualtiesRoyalists	several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ
cause	constitutional conflict between King and Parliament ⓘ disputes over royal prerogative and religion ⓘ
combatant	Charles I of England ⓘ surface form: King Charles I of England Parliament of England ⓘ
commander	Charles I of England ⓘ surface form: King Charles I of England Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
conflict	English Civil War ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
date	1642-10-23 ⓘ
era	Early modern period ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Brentford ⓘ Battle of Turnham Green ⓘ
hasPart	Parliamentarian infantry engagement ⓘ Royalist cavalry charge ⓘ
hasSiteType	battlefield ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Stuart England ⓘ
location	Edgehill ⓘ surface form: Edge Hill England ⓘ Warwickshire ⓘ
militaryBranchInvolved	artillery ⓘ cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ
monarchInvolved	Charles I of England ⓘ
near	Kineton ⓘ
notableFor	being the first pitched battle of the English Civil War ⓘ large-scale deployment of both Royalist and Parliamentarian armies ⓘ
parliamentarianSideLedBy	Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
partOf	English Civil War ⓘ surface form: First English Civil War
precededBy	King Charles I raises his standard at Nottingham ⓘ
presentDayCounty	Warwickshire ⓘ
result	inconclusive ⓘ
royalistSideCommandedBy	Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ
royalistSideLedBy	Charles I of England ⓘ surface form: King Charles I of England
significance	demonstrated balance of forces between King and Parliament ⓘ failed to deliver decisive advantage to either side ⓘ
strengthParliamentarians	approximately 15,000 soldiers ⓘ
strengthRoyalists	approximately 14,000 soldiers ⓘ
theatre	British Isles ⓘ
year	1642 ⓘ

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

Battle of Edgehill → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Edge Hill ⓘ

Battle of Edgehill → campaign → Battle of Edge Hill ⓘ

this entity surface form: Edgehill campaign

Battle of White Marsh → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Edge Hill ⓘ