Battle of Ashdown

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The Battle of Ashdown was a key 9th-century engagement in which the future King Alfred the Great helped secure a crucial victory for the Anglo-Saxons against Viking invaders.

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Battle of Ashdown canonical 2
Battle of Sherston 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Battle of Ashdown (871)
surface form: Battle of Ashdown 871

Battle of Æscesdun
associatedWith Mercia
surface form: Kingdom of Mercia
belligerent Great Heathen Army
Kingdom of Wessex
Vikings
century 9th century
combatant Saxons
surface form: Anglo-Saxons

Danes
commander King Alfred the Great
surface form: Alfred the Great

Bagsecg
Halfdan Ragnarsson
Æthelred I of Wessex
surface form: Æthelred of Wessex
conflict Viking invasions of England
country England
date 871
dateApproximate 8 January 871
describedIn The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
surface form: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Asser’s Life of King Alfred
surface form: Asser's Life of King Alfred
era Early Middle Ages
hasCasualties Anglo-Saxons
Vikings
historicalPeriod Viking Age
surface form: Viking Age in Britain
languageOfPrimarySources Old English
locatedNear Lambourn
surface form: Lambourn Downs

The Ridgeway National Trail
surface form: Ridgeway (ancient trackway)
notableFor Anglo-Saxon resistance to the Great Heathen Army
early military success of Alfred the Great
opponentCommander Bagsecg
Halfdan Ragnarsson
partOf Viking invasions of England
surface form: Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflicts

reign of Æthelred of Wessex
place Berkshire
Kingdom of Wessex
Kingdom of Wessex
surface form: Wessex
predecessorConflict Battle of Reading (871)
primarySource Chronicon Æthelweardi
primarySourceAuthor Asser
region south-central England
surface form: South Central England
result Anglo-Saxon victory
strategicSignificance checked Viking advance in Wessex
successorConflict Battle of Basing
Battle of Meretun
typeOfEngagement pitched battle

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King Alfred the Great battle Battle of Ashdown
subject surface form: Alfred the Great
Edmund Ironside battle Battle of Ashdown
this entity surface form: Battle of Sherston
Æthelred I of Wessex battle Battle of Ashdown