Siege of Oxford
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The Siege of Oxford was a key Parliamentarian blockade of the Royalist capital during the English Civil War, aiming to force King Charles I’s surrender.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Siege of Oxford (1644) | 1 |
| Royalist garrison of Oxford | 1 |
| Second Siege of Oxford (1646) | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Parliamentarian blockade of Oxford ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Parliamentarians
ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Royalist war effort ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Oliver Cromwell
ⓘ
Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ |
| conflict |
English Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
First English Civil War
|
| conflictType | early modern siege warfare ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
New Model Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliamentarian New Model Army
|
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Siege of Oxford
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Royalist garrison of Oxford
|
| endTime | 1646 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Royalist collapse in southern England ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Siege of Oxford
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
First Siege of Oxford (1644)
Siege of Oxford self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Second Siege of Oxford (1646)
|
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| location |
Oxford
ⓘ
Oxfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTactic | blockade ⓘ |
| objective |
capture the Royalist capital
ⓘ
force the surrender of King Charles I ⓘ |
| opponent |
Charles I of England
ⓘ
surface form:
King Charles I of England
|
| partOf | English Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Naseby ⓘ |
| result | Parliamentarian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the military defeat of King Charles I
ⓘ
marked the effective end of Oxford as Royalist capital ⓘ |
| startTime | 1644 ⓘ |
| theatre | English Civil War in southern England ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Royalist garrison of Oxford
this entity surface form:
First Siege of Oxford (1644)
this entity surface form:
Second Siege of Oxford (1646)