siege of Dover (1216–1217)

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event of the First Barons’ War military campaign siege

The siege of Dover (1216–1217) was a key campaign of the First Barons’ War in which Prince Louis of France’s forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the strategically vital English port and castle of Dover.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Defense of Dover Castle (1216–1217)	1
Defense of Dover Castle against Prince Louis of France	1
siege of Dover (1216–1217) canonical	1
siege of Dover Castle (1216–1217)	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event of the First Barons’ War ⓘ military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ
belligerent	English baronial rebels allied with Louis ⓘ French forces ⓘ forces of Prince Louis of France ⓘ garrison of Dover Castle ⓘ royalist forces of King John of England ⓘ
commander	Hubert de Burgh ⓘ Prince Louis of France ⓘ
conflict	First Barons' War ⓘ surface form: First Barons’ War
country	England ⓘ
endTime	1217 ⓘ
failureReason	inability of French forces to breach castle defences ⓘ strong defence by royalist garrison ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Sandwich (1217) ⓘ surface form: naval Battle of Sandwich (1217) siege of Lincoln (1217) ⓘ
hasPart	French assaults on Dover’s walls ⓘ defence of Dover Castle by Hubert de Burgh ⓘ
historicalContext	struggle between King John and rebel English barons ⓘ
historicalPeriod	13th century ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources	Anglo-Norman ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Norman French Latin ⓘ
location	Dover ⓘ Dover Castle ⓘ Kent ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ
natureOfAttack	prolonged siege ⓘ
objective	capture of Dover Castle ⓘ control of the port of Dover ⓘ
outcome	Louis’s advance in southeast England checked ⓘ castle held by royalist garrison ⓘ
partOf	First Barons' War ⓘ surface form: First Barons’ War
precededBy	landing of Prince Louis of France in England in 1216 ⓘ
relatedTo	invasion of England by Prince Louis (1216) ⓘ minority of Henry III of England ⓘ reign of King John of England ⓘ
result	English royalist victory ⓘ French failure to capture Dover Castle ⓘ
startTime	1216 ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of access between England and France ⓘ key Channel port linking England and continental Europe ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

French Capetian forces → participatedIn → siege of Dover (1216–1217) ⓘ

Hubert de Burgh → notableWork → siege of Dover (1216–1217) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Defense of Dover Castle against Prince Louis of France

Hubert de Burgh → participatedIn → siege of Dover (1216–1217) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Defense of Dover Castle (1216–1217)

English fleet commander Hubert de Burgh → significantEvent → siege of Dover (1216–1217) ⓘ

subject surface form: Hubert de Burgh

this entity surface form: siege of Dover Castle (1216–1217)