First Siege of Newark
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The First Siege of Newark was a 1643 English Civil War engagement in which Royalist-held Newark-on-Trent was unsuccessfully besieged by Parliamentarian forces due to its strategic position controlling key river and road routes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Siege of Newark canonical | 3 |
| Newark-on-Trent remained in Royalist hands after the siege | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of the English Civil War
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military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| attacker | Parliamentarians ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Parliamentarians
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Royalists ⓘ |
| besiegedBy | Parliamentarian forces ⓘ |
| conflict | English Civil War ⓘ |
| conflictType | land siege ⓘ |
| controlledRoute |
Great North Road vicinity
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River Trent ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 1643 ⓘ |
| defender | Royalists ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Second Siege of Newark
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Third Siege of Newark ⓘ |
| heldBy | Royalists ⓘ |
| location |
Newark-on-Trent
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Nottinghamshire ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
First Siege of Newark
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Newark-on-Trent remained in Royalist hands after the siege
|
| outcome | Parliamentarian siege lifted ⓘ |
| partOf |
English Civil War
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surface form:
First English Civil War
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| precededBy | early campaigns of the First English Civil War ⓘ |
| result | Royalist victory ⓘ |
| status | unsuccessful siege ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of communications in the East Midlands
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control of river routes ⓘ control of road routes ⓘ |
| theatre | Midlands campaign of the English Civil War ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Newark-on-Trent remained in Royalist hands after the siege