Battle of Basing

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The Battle of Basing was a 9th-century engagement during the Viking invasions of England in which the West Saxons under King Æthelred and Alfred suffered a defeat by Danish forces.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Basing canonical 4
Battle of Englefield 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Danish Vikings ⓘ
linked to: Viking

Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
combatant Danish forces ⓘ
Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
Vikings ⓘ
West Saxons ⓘ
linked to: Saxons
commander Alfred the Great ⓘ
Æthelred I of Wessex ⓘ
conflict Viking invasions of England ⓘ
country England ⓘ
dateApproximate 871 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Meretun ⓘ
hasParticipant Alfred the Great ⓘ
Danish army ⓘ
West Saxon army ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Saxon fyrd

Æthelred I of Wessex ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages ⓘ
locatedInTime 9th century ⓘ
location Basing ⓘ
Hampshire ⓘ
notableFor defeat of West Saxons by Danish forces ⓘ
involvement of Alfred before he became king ⓘ
outcome defeat of the West Saxons ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflicts ⓘ
Viking invasions of England ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Reading ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Brentford
region southern England ⓘ
result Danish victory ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Battle of Ashdown → successorConflict → Battle of Basing ⓘ
Æthelred I of Wessex → battle → Battle of Basing ⓘ
Alfredian–Viking wars → significantBattle → Battle of Basing ⓘ
Battle of Wilton (871) → follows → Battle of Basing ⓘ
Battle of Wilton (871) → follows → Battle of Englefield ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Basing