Glenrowan siege
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The Glenrowan siege was the dramatic 1880 standoff in Victoria, Australia, where bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang made their final stand against police, leading to Kelly’s capture and the gang’s demise.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glenrowan siege canonical | 1 |
| Siege of Glenrowan | 1 |
| siege of the Glenrowan Inn | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed standoff
ⓘ
bushranger conflict ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| after |
Kelly Gang
ⓘ
surface form:
Kelly Gang declared outlaws under Felons Apprehension Act
|
| chronologyWithin | Ned Kelly’s criminal career ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Royal Commission on the Police Force of Victoria (1881–1883)
ⓘ
newspaper reports of 1880 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1880-06-28 ⓘ |
| follows |
Euroa bank robbery
ⓘ
Jerilderie bank robbery ⓘ
surface form:
Jerilderie robbery
Stringybark Creek police killings ⓘ |
| genre | bushranger era conflict ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Kelly Gang plan to derail a police train
ⓘ
pursuit of the Kelly Gang by police ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
end of the Kelly Gang
ⓘ
increased public debate about policing in colonial Victoria ⓘ mythologising of Ned Kelly in Australian folklore ⓘ |
| hasPart |
attempted derailment of a police train
ⓘ
final gun battle between Kelly and police ⓘ hostage-taking of townspeople ⓘ Glenrowan siege self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
siege of the Glenrowan Inn
|
| hasParticipant |
Dan Kelly
ⓘ
Joe Byrne ⓘ Ned Kelly ⓘ Steve Hart ⓘ Thomas Curnow ⓘ Victoria Police ⓘ hostages at Glenrowan Inn ⓘ |
| location | Glenrowan, Victoria ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Kelly Gang
ⓘ
Ned Kelly ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Ned Kelly’s bullet-resistant armour
ⓘ
involvement of civilian hostages ⓘ large number of police deployed ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Australia
ⓘ
history of Victoria ⓘ |
| pointInTime | June 1880 ⓘ |
| result |
capture of Ned Kelly by police
ⓘ
death of remaining Kelly Gang members ⓘ failure of the Kelly Gang’s derailment plan ⓘ |
| significance | final stand of the Kelly Gang ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
burning of the Glenrowan Inn
ⓘ
capture of Ned Kelly ⓘ death of Dan Kelly ⓘ death of Joe Byrne ⓘ death of Steve Hart ⓘ use of homemade armour by the Kelly Gang ⓘ |
| startTime | 1880-06-27 ⓘ |
| state | Victoria ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Siege of Glenrowan
this entity surface form:
siege of the Glenrowan Inn