Battle of Evesham

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battle event in the Second Barons' War medieval battle

The Battle of Evesham was a decisive 1265 clash in the Second Barons' War in which royal forces under Prince Edward crushed Simon de Montfort's rebel army, restoring King Henry III's authority in England.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Evesham canonical	13

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ event in the Second Barons' War ⓘ medieval battle ⓘ
approximateRebelStrength	around 5,000–6,000 men ⓘ
approximateRoyalistStrength	around 10,000 men ⓘ
belligerent	Rebel baronial forces ⓘ Royalist forces ⓘ
casualties	heavy casualties among rebel forces ⓘ
combatant1	Royalist army loyal to King Henry III ⓘ
combatant2	Forces of Simon de Montfort ⓘ
commander	Prince Edward ⓘ Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ
commanderForRebels	Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ
commanderForRoyalists	Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester ⓘ Prince Edward ⓘ
conflictIn	Second Barons' War ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
date	4 August 1265 ⓘ
era	High Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy	royalist mopping-up operations against remaining rebels ⓘ
heirInvolved	Edward I of England ⓘ surface form: Prince Edward (later Edward I of England)
killed	Henry de Montfort ⓘ Hugh le Despenser, Justiciar of England ⓘ Peter de Montfort ⓘ Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ many leading rebel barons ⓘ
legacy	contributed to later constitutional developments in England ⓘ marked the end of large-scale baronial resistance to Henry III ⓘ
location	England ⓘ Evesham ⓘ Worcestershire, England ⓘ surface form: Worcestershire
monarchInvolved	Henry III of England ⓘ surface form: King Henry III of England
notableFor	death and mutilation of Simon de Montfort ⓘ use of feigned retreat and surprise by Prince Edward ⓘ
partOf	Second Barons' War ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Lewes ⓘ
result	collapse of Simon de Montfort's regime ⓘ crushing defeat of the baronial army ⓘ decisive royalist victory ⓘ restoration of King Henry III's authority ⓘ
significance	decisive turning point in the Second Barons' War ⓘ ended baronial control of the English government ⓘ reasserted royal authority of Henry III ⓘ
terrain	fought near the River Avon ⓘ fought on high ground near Evesham ⓘ
typeOfEngagement	pitched battle ⓘ
year	1265 ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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

Henry III of England → battle → Battle of Evesham ⓘ

Second Barons' War → significantEvent → Battle of Evesham ⓘ

Second Barons' War → battle → Battle of Evesham ⓘ

Battle of Lewes → followedBy → Battle of Evesham ⓘ

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

Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester → defeat → Battle of Evesham ⓘ

Evesham → knownFor → Battle of Evesham ⓘ

Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola → battleParticipatedIn → Battle of Evesham ⓘ

Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola → capturedAt → Battle of Evesham ⓘ

Siege of Kenilworth → after → Battle of Evesham ⓘ

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

Henry de Montfort → battle → Battle of Evesham ⓘ

Almonry Museum → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Evesham ⓘ