first siege of Lathom House (1644)

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The first siege of Lathom House (1644) was a notable episode of the English Civil War in which Royalist forces under the Countess of Derby successfully withstood a prolonged Parliamentarian siege in Lancashire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event of the English Civil War ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
siege ⓘ
associatedWith House of Stanley ⓘ
Royalist resistance in Lancashire ⓘ
attackingForce Parliamentarians ⓘ
belligerent Parliamentarians ⓘ
Royalists ⓘ
category 1644 in England ⓘ
History of Lancashire ⓘ
Sieges of the English Civil War ⓘ
linked to: English Civil War
chronologyPosition early phase of the First English Civil War in the northwest ⓘ
commander Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby ⓘ
James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby ⓘ
conflict English Civil War ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
defendedBy Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby ⓘ
defendingForce Royalists ⓘ
defensivePosition Lathom House fortifications ⓘ
describedAs prolonged siege ⓘ
endTime 1644 ⓘ
followedBy second siege of Lathom House (1645) ⓘ
hasCause English Civil War ⓘ
conflict between Royalists and Parliamentarians ⓘ
hasPart siege of Lathom House ⓘ
hasTopic military history of Lancashire ⓘ
role of women in the English Civil War ⓘ
historicalPeriod 17th century ⓘ
historicalRegion North West England ⓘ
involves Parliamentarian besieging army ⓘ
garrison of Lathom House ⓘ
location Lancashire ⓘ
Lathom ⓘ
Lathom House ⓘ
militaryObjective capture of Lathom House by Parliamentarian forces ⓘ
notableCommanderForSide Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby (Royalist) ⓘ
notableFor leadership of a female commander in the English Civil War ⓘ
successful defense against superior Parliamentarian forces ⓘ
outcome Parliamentarian siege lifted ⓘ
partOf First English Civil War ⓘ
linked to: English Civil War
recordedIn contemporary accounts of the English Civil War ⓘ
result Royalist victory ⓘ
significance enhanced reputation of Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby ⓘ
notable Royalist defensive success in Lancashire ⓘ
startTime 1644 ⓘ
theatre Lancashire campaign of the English Civil War ⓘ
Northern England ⓘ
usedWarfareType siege warfare ⓘ

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

Lathom House → associatedWithEvent → first siege of Lathom House (1644) ⓘ
Lathom House → associatedWithEvent → second siege of Lathom House (1645) ⓘ
linked to: first siege of Lathom House (1644)
Lathom → notableFor → sieges of Lathom House ⓘ
linked to: first siege of Lathom House (1644)
first siege of Lathom House (1644) → hasPart → siege of Lathom House ⓘ
linked to: first siege of Lathom House (1644)
Charlotte de La Trémoille → siege → First Siege of Lathom House ⓘ
linked to: first siege of Lathom House (1644)
James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby → notableEvent → siege of Lathom House ⓘ
subject linked to: 10th Earl of Derby
linked to: first siege of Lathom House (1644)