Battle of Roundway Down
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The Battle of Roundway Down was a decisive 1643 engagement of the First English Civil War in which Royalist cavalry forces routed a larger Parliamentarian army, securing Royalist control of much of southwestern England.
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| Battle of Roundway Down canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Roundway Down Context triple: [Prince Maurice of the Rhine, notableBattle, Battle of Roundway Down]
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Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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Battle of Sedgemore
The Battle of Sedgemoor was the final pitched battle of the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685, marking the last major engagement fought on English soil.
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Battle of Keynsham
The Battle of Keynsham was a minor 1685 engagement during the Monmouth Rebellion in which rebel and royalist forces skirmished near Keynsham in Somerset as the Duke of Monmouth advanced toward Bristol.
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D.
Battle of Chalgrove Field
The Battle of Chalgrove Field was a minor but historically significant skirmish of the English Civil War in 1643, noted especially for the mortal wounding of Parliamentarian leader John Hampden.
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E.
Battle of Averasborough
The Battle of Averasborough was an 1865 American Civil War engagement in North Carolina in which Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops attempting to slow their advance during the Carolinas Campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Roundway Down Target entity description: The Battle of Roundway Down was a decisive 1643 engagement of the First English Civil War in which Royalist cavalry forces routed a larger Parliamentarian army, securing Royalist control of much of southwestern England.
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A.
Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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B.
Battle of Sedgemore
The Battle of Sedgemoor was the final pitched battle of the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685, marking the last major engagement fought on English soil.
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C.
Battle of Keynsham
The Battle of Keynsham was a minor 1685 engagement during the Monmouth Rebellion in which rebel and royalist forces skirmished near Keynsham in Somerset as the Duke of Monmouth advanced toward Bristol.
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D.
Battle of Chalgrove Field
The Battle of Chalgrove Field was a minor but historically significant skirmish of the English Civil War in 1643, noted especially for the mortal wounding of Parliamentarian leader John Hampden.
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E.
Battle of Averasborough
The Battle of Averasborough was an 1865 American Civil War engagement in North Carolina in which Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops attempting to slow their advance during the Carolinas Campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the First English Civil War ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Battle of Roundway Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMonarch | Charles I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Parliamentarians
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Royalists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | 1643 campaigning season of the First English Civil War ⓘ |
| commander |
Lord Wilmot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir John Byron NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Ralph Hopton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir William Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | First English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| county | Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 13 July 1643 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Royalist advance into the West Country ⓘ |
| forceType | cavalry ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | fought on chalk downland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Devizes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Bromham
NERFINISHED
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Roundway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTactic | Royalist downhill cavalry charge ⓘ |
| outcome | Parliamentarian army routed ⓘ |
| ParliamentarianArmyComposition | predominantly cavalry with some infantry and dragoons ⓘ |
| ParliamentarianCommander | Sir William Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ParliamentarianLosses | heavy casualties and many prisoners ⓘ |
| ParliamentarianSide | forces loyal to the English Parliament ⓘ |
| ParliamentarianStrength | larger army including cavalry and infantry ⓘ |
| partOf | Royalist campaign in the West Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Roundway Down NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Devizes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Royalist victory ⓘ |
| RoyalistArmyComposition | cavalry relief force combined with Hopton’s troops ⓘ |
| RoyalistCommander |
Lord Wilmot
NERFINISHED
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Sir John Byron NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Ralph Hopton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RoyalistLosses | relatively light casualties ⓘ |
| RoyalistSide | forces loyal to King Charles I ⓘ |
| RoyalistStrength | approximately 1,800 cavalry ⓘ |
| significance | considered one of the most decisive Royalist victories of the war ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
ended Parliamentarian dominance in the West Country in mid-1643
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secured Royalist control of much of southwestern England ⓘ |
| theatre | English mainland ⓘ |
| year | 1643 ⓘ |
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