Battle of Reading (871)

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Reading (871) was an early Viking victory over the Anglo-Saxons during the campaigns of the Great Heathen Army in Wessex.

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Battle of Reading (871) canonical 3

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
belligerent Anglo-Saxons NERFINISHED ⓘ
Danes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Great Heathen Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ
combatantSide Viking army ⓘ
West Saxon army NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander Alfred the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
Æthelred of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict Great Heathen Army campaign in Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ
Viking invasions of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ
date 871 ⓘ
describedIn Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED ⓘ
era Anglo-Saxon period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Viking Age NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Ashdown NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasContext struggle between Wessex and the Great Heathen Army in 871 ⓘ
location Berkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Reading NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor defeat of Anglo-Saxon counterattack on Viking base at Reading ⓘ
early Viking victory over Wessex ⓘ
opposingCommander Bagsecg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Halfdan Ragnarsson NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Great Heathen Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
Viking campaign in Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Viking occupation of Reading (871) NERFINISHED ⓘ
result Viking victory ⓘ

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Great Heathen Army → notableBattle → Battle of Reading (871) ⓘ
Battle of Ashdown → predecessorConflict → Battle of Reading (871) ⓘ
Æthelred I of Wessex → battle → Battle of Reading (871) ⓘ