Battle of Peonnum

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The Battle of Peonnum was an early medieval conflict in Anglo-Saxon England in which the Kingdom of Wessex fought to expand its territory, likely against neighboring British or rival Anglo-Saxon forces.

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Battle of Peonnum canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
associatedWith Anglo-Saxon military expansion ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
certaintyOfOpponents uncertain ⓘ
conflictType early medieval battle ⓘ
geopoliticalImpact strengthening of Wessex in western regions ⓘ
goal territorial expansion by Wessex ⓘ
historicalContext Anglo-Saxon expansion into British-held territories ⓘ
historicalStatus poorly documented battle ⓘ
involvedPolity Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
languageContext Old English historical context ⓘ
locatedIn Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
England ⓘ
natureOfConflict territorial conflict ⓘ
opponent British forces ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Saxon wars in Britain ⓘ
possibleOpponent neighboring Britons ⓘ
rival Anglo-Saxon forces ⓘ
recordType medieval chronicle tradition ⓘ
region southwestern Britain ⓘ
result expansion of Wessex territory ⓘ
timePeriod early Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ

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

Kingdom of Wessex → significantEvent → Battle of Peonnum ⓘ