Battle of Roncevaux Pass
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The Battle of Roncevaux Pass was an ambush in 778 in the Pyrenees where Basque forces destroyed Charlemagne’s rearguard, later immortalized in the medieval epic "The Song of Roland."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Roncesvalles | 1 |
| Battle of Roncevalles Pass | 1 |
| Battle of Roncevaux Pass canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Roncevaux Pass (778) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Roncevaux Pass
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Roncesvalles
Battle of Roncevaux Pass ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Roncevalles Pass
|
| associatedWith |
Charlemagne
ⓘ
Roland ⓘ The Song of Roland ⓘ
surface form:
Song of Roland
|
| belligerent |
Basques
ⓘ
Carolingian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish Empire
|
| cause |
Frankish destruction of Pamplona's walls
ⓘ
retreat of Charlemagne from Iberia ⓘ |
| combatant |
Basque guerrilla fighters
ⓘ
Frankish rearguard ⓘ |
| commanderOfFrankishForces | Charlemagne ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | medieval chansons de geste ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Carolingian expansion into Spain ⓘ |
| consequence |
end of Charlemagne's 778 Spanish expedition
ⓘ
strengthening of Basque autonomy ⓘ |
| date | 778 ⓘ |
| genreOfAssociatedWork | chanson de geste ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalSources |
Frankish annals
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Frankish Annals
|
| inspiredWork | The Song of Roland ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Latin ⓘ |
| legacy |
foundation of the Roland legend
ⓘ
important episode in Carolingian military history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kingdom of Navarre
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Pamplona
present-day Spain ⓘ |
| location |
Pyrenees
ⓘ
Somport Pass ⓘ
surface form:
Roncevaux Pass
|
| notableDeath |
Anselm
ⓘ
Eggihard ⓘ Roland ⓘ |
| opponent |
Basque forces
ⓘ
Charlemagne ⓘ |
| outcome | destruction of Charlemagne's rearguard ⓘ |
| partOf |
Frankish–Umayyad conflicts in the Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Charlemagne's campaign in the Iberian Peninsula
|
| relatedDynasty | Carolingian dynasty ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Siege of Zaragoza (778) ⓘ |
| relatedPlace | Pamplona ⓘ |
| result | Basque victory ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
ambush
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| terrain | mountain pass ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | rear-guard action ⓘ |
| year | 778 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Roncesvalles
this entity surface form:
Battle of Roncevalles Pass
this entity surface form:
Battle of Roncevaux Pass (778)