Battle of Edgehill

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Edgehill was the first pitched battle of the English Civil War, fought in 1642 between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces and resulting in an indecisive outcome.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military conflict →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Edge Hill →
belligerent	Parliamentarians → Royalists →
campaign	Edgehill campaign →
combatant	Parliamentarian army → Royalist army →
commander	King Charles I → Prince Rupert of the Rhine → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex →
conflict	First English Civil War →
country	Kingdom of England →
date	1642-10-23 →
era	17th century →
followedBy	Battle of Brentford → Battle of Turnham Green →
front	English mainland →
hasCasualties	several thousand killed and wounded on both sides →
hasParticipant	English Army (Royalist) → Parliamentarian field army under Essex →
historicalPeriod	Stuart period →
involves	artillery → cavalry → infantry →
location	Edgehill → Warwickshire →
notableFor	first pitched battle of the English Civil War →
opponent	Parliamentarians → Royalists →
ParliamentarianObjective	block Royalist advance on London →
ParliamentarianSide	forces loyal to the English Parliament →
partOf	English Civil War → Wars of the Three Kingdoms →
precededBy	King Charles I raising his standard at Nottingham →
primaryParliamentarianLeader	Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex →
primaryRoyalistCavalryLeader	Prince Rupert of the Rhine →
primaryRoyalistLeader	King Charles I →
result	indecisive →
RoyalistObjective	advance towards London →
RoyalistSide	supporters of King Charles I →
significance	demonstrated that the war would not be decided quickly → failed to give either side a decisive strategic advantage →
theatre	English Civil War in England →
typeOfEngagement	pitched battle →
year	1642 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Henry Ireton →	battle
Royalists →	engagedInBattle
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex →	participatedIn
English Civil War →	significantEvent