Battle of Selby

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The Battle of Selby was a key 1644 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax defeated the Royalists, opening the way for the capture of York.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Selby canonical 1
Battle of Selby (1644) 1
siege of Selby 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the First English Civil War ⓘ
aimOfParliamentarians to weaken Royalist control in the north ⓘ
aimOfRoyalists to hold Selby as a defensive position for York ⓘ
belligerent Parliamentarians ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ
campaign Parliamentarian campaign in northern England ⓘ
category 1644 in England ⓘ
Battles of the English Civil War ⓘ
History of North Yorkshire ⓘ
combatantStrengthParliamentarian approximately 1,500–2,000 men ⓘ
combatantStrengthRoyalist approximately 1,500–2,000 men ⓘ
commander John Belasyse ⓘ
Lord Fairfax ⓘ
Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
William Cavendish, Marquess of Newcastle ⓘ
conflict First English Civil War ⓘ
linked to: English Civil War
conflictType civil war battle ⓘ
country England ⓘ
date 11 April 1644 ⓘ
followedBy siege of York (1644) ⓘ
historicalPeriod 17th century ⓘ
impactOnWar contributed to the collapse of Royalist power in the north ⓘ
location Selby, Yorkshire, England ⓘ
notableFeature fighting in and around the town of Selby ⓘ
use of barricades and defensive works by Royalists ⓘ
parliamentarianForcesIncluded cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
parliamentarianLeader Lord Fairfax ⓘ
Sir Thomas Fairfax ⓘ
partOf First English Civil War ⓘ
place Selby ⓘ
precededBy siege of Selby ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Selby
region Northern England ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Marston Moor ⓘ
result Parliamentarian victory ⓘ
royalistForcesIncluded cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
royalistLeader John Belasyse ⓘ
William Cavendish, Marquess of Newcastle ⓘ
strategicConsequence forced Royalists to concentrate forces in York ⓘ
opened the way for the capture of York ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Royalist forces driven from Selby ⓘ
Royalist garrison defeated ⓘ
year 1644 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Sir Thomas Fairfax → battle → Battle of Selby ⓘ
Battle of Selby → precededBy → siege of Selby ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Selby
Campaigns in Northern England (English Civil War) → hasPart → Battle of Selby (1644) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Selby