Battle of Lewes

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The Battle of Lewes was a pivotal 1264 conflict in the Second Barons' War in which Simon de Montfort’s rebel forces defeated King Henry III, leading to a brief period of baronial rule in England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle at Lewes ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Lewes
belligerent Rebel baronial forces ⓘ
Royalist forces ⓘ
cause dispute over royal authority and baronial rights ⓘ
implementation of the Provisions of Oxford ⓘ
opposition to King Henry III's rule ⓘ
chronology fought before the Battle of Evesham in 1265 ⓘ
combatant King Henry III of England ⓘ
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ
commander Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
King Henry III of England ⓘ
Prince Edward (later Edward I of England) ⓘ
linked to: Edward I of England

Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ⓘ
conflict Second Barons' War ⓘ
consequence Mise of Lewes agreement ⓘ
establishment of a baronial council to govern England ⓘ
rise of Simon de Montfort as de facto ruler of England ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 14 May 1264 ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Evesham ⓘ
geographicalFeature fought near the South Downs ⓘ
hasParticipant English barons ⓘ
royal household knights ⓘ
townsmen of Lewes and surrounding areas ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Sussex ⓘ
linked to: East Sussex
militaryTactics use of infantry and dismounted knights by the rebels ⓘ
notableFor early example of limitations placed on English royal power ⓘ
strengthening the role of Parliament in England ⓘ
outcome capture of King Henry III ⓘ
capture of Prince Edward ⓘ
capture of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ
partOf Second Barons' War ⓘ
place Lewes ⓘ
precededBy Mise of Amiens ⓘ
relatedTo English constitutional history ⓘ
Mise of Lewes ⓘ
Provisions of Oxford ⓘ
result decisive victory for the baronial forces ⓘ
rebel victory ⓘ
significance led to temporary baronial control of the English government ⓘ
turning point in the Second Barons' War ⓘ
weakened the authority of King Henry III ⓘ
typeOfConflict civil war battle ⓘ
year 1264 ⓘ

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

Henry III of England → battle → Battle of Lewes ⓘ
West Sussex → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Lewes (took place in historic Sussex region) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Lewes
Second Barons' War → significantEvent → Battle of Lewes ⓘ
Second Barons' War → significantEvent → Mise of Lewes ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Lewes
Second Barons' War → battle → Battle of Lewes ⓘ
Battle of Lewes → alsoKnownAs → Battle at Lewes ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Lewes
Battle of Evesham → precededBy → Battle of Lewes ⓘ
Lewes, East Sussex → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Lewes ⓘ
Lewes → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Lewes ⓘ
Mise of Amiens → followedBy → Battle of Lewes ⓘ
Mise of Lewes agreement → resultOf → Battle of Lewes ⓘ
Mise of Lewes → follows → Battle of Lewes ⓘ
Henry de Montfort → battle → Battle of Lewes ⓘ
Lewes Castle → significantEvent → Battle of Lewes (1264) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Lewes
Lewes Bonfire Night → commemorates → Battle of Lewes ⓘ
de Warenne family → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Lewes ⓘ