Battle of Brentford
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The Battle of Brentford was an 11th-century clash near London in which King Edmund Ironside fought Danish forces during the Viking invasions of England.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Brentford canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Brentford (1016) | 1 |
| Battle of Otford | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4719678 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Brentford Context triple: [Edmund Ironside, battle, Battle of Brentford]
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Battle of Brentford
The Battle of Brentford was a 1642 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Royalist forces attacked and briefly overwhelmed Parliamentarian troops west of London before being checked by a larger Parliamentarian army.
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Battle of Maidstone
The Battle of Maidstone was a 1648 engagement in Kent during the Second English Civil War, in which Royalist forces were defeated by Parliamentarian troops, helping to secure Parliamentary control in the conflict.
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Battle of Averasborough
The Battle of Averasborough was an 1865 American Civil War engagement in North Carolina in which Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops attempting to slow their advance during the Carolinas Campaign.
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Battle of Medway
The Battle of Medway was a daring 1667 Dutch naval attack on the English fleet at its home anchorage on the River Medway, resulting in one of England’s most devastating maritime defeats.
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Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Brentford Target entity description: The Battle of Brentford was an 11th-century clash near London in which King Edmund Ironside fought Danish forces during the Viking invasions of England.
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A.
Battle of Brentford
The Battle of Brentford was a 1642 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Royalist forces attacked and briefly overwhelmed Parliamentarian troops west of London before being checked by a larger Parliamentarian army.
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B.
Battle of Maidstone
The Battle of Maidstone was a 1648 engagement in Kent during the Second English Civil War, in which Royalist forces were defeated by Parliamentarian troops, helping to secure Parliamentary control in the conflict.
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C.
Battle of Averasborough
The Battle of Averasborough was an 1865 American Civil War engagement in North Carolina in which Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops attempting to slow their advance during the Carolinas Campaign.
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Battle of Medway
The Battle of Medway was a daring 1667 Dutch naval attack on the English fleet at its home anchorage on the River Medway, resulting in one of England’s most devastating maritime defeats.
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E.
Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Danish forces
ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| combatant |
Danish army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English army ⓘ |
| commander | Edmund Ironside NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Viking invasions of England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 1016 ⓘ |
| describedIn | Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Viking Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Assandun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Sherston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | part of Edmund Ironside’s resistance to Danish conquest of England ⓘ |
| involvedKing |
King Cnut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Edmund Ironside NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Brentford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near London ⓘ |
| notableCommanderSide |
Cnut of Denmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edmund Ironside of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Cnut the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
English–Danish wars of the early 11th century
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
campaign of 1016 in England ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Penselwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents |
Anglo-Saxons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danes ⓘ |
| region | Middlesex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | English victory ⓘ |
| riverNearby | River Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Brentford Description of subject: The Battle of Brentford was an 11th-century clash near London in which King Edmund Ironside fought Danish forces during the Viking invasions of England.
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