Battle of Alnwick (1174)

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Alnwick (1174) was a decisive engagement during the Revolt of 1173–1174 in which English forces captured William I of Scotland, significantly curbing Scottish ambitions in northern England.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Alnwick (1174) canonical	1
Battle of Alnwick (capture of William the Lion)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Alnwick (1174) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Alnwick (capture of William the Lion)
associatedWith	Kingdom of Scotland–Kingdom of England relations ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Scottish relations Henry II of England ⓘ
belligerent	Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
category	1170s conflicts ⓘ Battles involving England ⓘ Battles involving Scotland ⓘ History of Northumberland ⓘ
combatant	forces loyal to Henry II of England ⓘ forces of William I of Scotland ⓘ
commander	Hugh de Puiset ⓘ Ranulf de Glanvill ⓘ Robert de Stuteville ⓘ William I of Scotland ⓘ
conflict	Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ
consequence	Treaty of Falaise imposed on Scotland ⓘ temporary subordination of the Scottish crown to the English king ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
date	13 July 1174 ⓘ
describedAs	decisive engagement of the Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ
followedBy	Treaty of Falaise ⓘ
historicalPeriod	12th century ⓘ
involved	English knights ⓘ Scottish knights ⓘ feudal levies ⓘ
location	Kingdom of England ⓘ Northumberland ⓘ
notableEvent	capture of William I of Scotland ⓘ
opponentOf	Henry II of England ⓘ William I of Scotland ⓘ
outcome	capture of the Scottish king ⓘ
partOf	Anglo-Scottish Wars ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Scottish wars Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ
place	near Alnwick ⓘ
precededBy	earlier campaigns of William I of Scotland in northern England ⓘ
region	northern England ⓘ
relatedTo	William I of Scotland ⓘ surface form: William the Lion
result	English victory ⓘ
significance	decisive defeat for Scottish ambitions in northern England ⓘ helped end the Revolt of 1173–1174 ⓘ
strategicEffect	secured English control over Northumberland ⓘ
strategicObjective	Scottish attempt to secure territory in Northumberland ⓘ
typeOfConflict	medieval land battle ⓘ
year	1174 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

William I of Scotland → conflict → Battle of Alnwick (1174) ⓘ

Battle of Alnwick (1174) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Alnwick (1174) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Alnwick (capture of William the Lion)