Western theatre of the English Civil War
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The Western theatre of the English Civil War was the regional front encompassing campaigns and battles across southwestern England, where Royalist and Parliamentarian forces struggled for control of key cities, ports, and strongholds.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western theatre of the English Civil War canonical | 1 |
| Western theatre of the First English Civil War | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
campaign of the English Civil War
ⓘ
military theatre ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Parliamentarians
ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Parliamentarian forces
ⓘ
Royalist forces ⓘ |
| hasNotableBattle |
Battle of Braddock Down
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Lansdowne NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Roundway Down NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Stratton NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Torrington NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Barnstaple NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Gloucester NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Plymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Taunton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCity |
Bath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloucester NERFINISHED ⓘ Plymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRegion |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableStronghold |
Barnstaple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloucester NERFINISHED ⓘ Plymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Taunton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
control of key cities
ⓘ
control of ports ⓘ control of regional strongholds ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
eventual Parliamentarian dominance in southwest England
ⓘ
progressive erosion of Royalist control in the West Country ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of access to the Bristol Channel
ⓘ
control of land routes between England and Wales ⓘ control of maritime trade routes in southwest England ⓘ |
| involves |
field battles
ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
southwest England
ⓘ
western England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
English Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1642–1651 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Western theatre of the First English Civil War