Battle of Edge Hill

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The Battle of Edge Hill was the first pitched battle of the English Civil War, fought in 1642 between the Royalist forces of King Charles I and the Parliamentarian army in Warwickshire, England.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Edge Hill canonical 3
Edgehill campaign 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Kineton ⓘ
belligerent Parliamentarians ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ
campaign English Civil War 1642 campaign ⓘ
linked to: English Civil War
casualtiesParliamentarians several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ
casualtiesRoyalists several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ
cause constitutional conflict between King and Parliament ⓘ
disputes over royal prerogative and religion ⓘ
combatant King Charles I of England ⓘ
Parliament of England ⓘ
commander King Charles I of England ⓘ
Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
conflict English Civil War ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 1642-10-23 ⓘ
era Early modern period ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Brentford ⓘ
Battle of Turnham Green ⓘ
hasPart Parliamentarian infantry engagement ⓘ
Royalist cavalry charge ⓘ
hasSiteType battlefield ⓘ
historicalPeriod Stuart England ⓘ
location Edge Hill ⓘ
linked to: Edgehill

England ⓘ
Warwickshire ⓘ
militaryBranchInvolved artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
monarchInvolved Charles I of England ⓘ
near Kineton ⓘ
notableFor being the first pitched battle of the English Civil War ⓘ
large-scale deployment of both Royalist and Parliamentarian armies ⓘ
parliamentarianSideLedBy Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ⓘ
partOf First English Civil War ⓘ
linked to: English Civil War
precededBy King Charles I raises his standard at Nottingham ⓘ
presentDayCounty Warwickshire ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
royalistSideCommandedBy Prince Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ
royalistSideLedBy King Charles I of England ⓘ
significance demonstrated balance of forces between King and Parliament ⓘ
failed to deliver decisive advantage to either side ⓘ
strengthParliamentarians approximately 15,000 soldiers ⓘ
strengthRoyalists approximately 14,000 soldiers ⓘ
theatre British Isles ⓘ
year 1642 ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Battle of Edgehill → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Edge Hill ⓘ
Battle of Edgehill → campaign → Edgehill campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Edge Hill
Battle of White Marsh → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Edge Hill ⓘ
Battle of Kineton → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Edge Hill ⓘ