Battle of Lewes

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battle medieval battle

The Battle of Lewes was a pivotal 1264 conflict in the Second Barons' War in which Simon de Montfort’s rebel forces defeated King Henry III, leading to a brief period of baronial rule in England.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Lewes canonical	14
Battle at Lewes	1
Battle of Lewes (1264)	1
Battle of Lewes (took place in historic Sussex region)	1
Mise of Lewes	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ medieval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Lewes ⓘ surface form: Battle at Lewes
belligerent	Rebel baronial forces ⓘ Royalist forces ⓘ
cause	dispute over royal authority and baronial rights ⓘ implementation of the Provisions of Oxford ⓘ opposition to King Henry III's rule ⓘ
chronology	fought before the Battle of Evesham in 1265 ⓘ
combatant	Henry III of England ⓘ surface form: King Henry III of England Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ
commander	Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester ⓘ Henry III of England ⓘ surface form: King Henry III of England Edward I of England ⓘ surface form: Prince Edward (later Edward I of England) Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ
conflict	Second Barons' War ⓘ
consequence	Mise of Lewes agreement ⓘ establishment of a baronial council to govern England ⓘ rise of Simon de Montfort as de facto ruler of England ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
date	14 May 1264 ⓘ
era	High Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Evesham ⓘ
geographicalFeature	fought near the South Downs ⓘ
hasParticipant	English barons ⓘ royal household knights ⓘ townsmen of Lewes and surrounding areas ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ East Sussex ⓘ surface form: Sussex
militaryTactics	use of infantry and dismounted knights by the rebels ⓘ
notableFor	early example of limitations placed on English royal power ⓘ strengthening the role of Parliament in England ⓘ
outcome	capture of King Henry III ⓘ capture of Prince Edward ⓘ capture of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
partOf	Second Barons' War ⓘ
place	Lewes ⓘ
precededBy	Mise of Amiens ⓘ
relatedTo	English constitutional history ⓘ Mise of Lewes ⓘ Provisions of Oxford ⓘ
result	decisive victory for the baronial forces ⓘ rebel victory ⓘ
significance	led to temporary baronial control of the English government ⓘ turning point in the Second Barons' War ⓘ weakened the authority of King Henry III ⓘ
typeOfConflict	civil war battle ⓘ
year	1264 ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

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

Henry III of England → battle → Battle of Lewes ⓘ

West Sussex → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Lewes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Lewes (took place in historic Sussex region)

Second Barons' War → significantEvent → Battle of Lewes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mise of Lewes

Second Barons' War → battle → Battle of Lewes ⓘ

Battle of Lewes → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Lewes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle at Lewes

Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester → battle → Battle of Lewes ⓘ

Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester → victory → Battle of Lewes ⓘ

Battle of Evesham → precededBy → Battle of Lewes ⓘ

Lewes, East Sussex → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Lewes ⓘ

Lewes → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Lewes ⓘ

Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester → battle → Battle of Lewes ⓘ

Mise of Amiens → followedBy → Battle of Lewes ⓘ

Mise of Lewes agreement → resultOf → Battle of Lewes ⓘ

Mise of Lewes → follows → Battle of Lewes ⓘ

Henry de Montfort → battle → Battle of Lewes ⓘ

Lewes Castle → significantEvent → Battle of Lewes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Lewes (1264)

Lewes Bonfire Night → commemorates → Battle of Lewes ⓘ