Battle of Jengland

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The Battle of Jengland was a pivotal 9th-century conflict in which the Bretons decisively defeated West Frankish forces, securing Brittany’s autonomy and elevating its ruler to the status of king.

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Battle of Jengland canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Jengland-Beslé ⓘ
belligerent Bretons ⓘ
linked to: Breton people

West Franks ⓘ
linked to: West Francia
combatant Bretons ⓘ
linked to: Breton people

West Frankish Kingdom ⓘ
commander Charles the Bald ⓘ
Erispoe ⓘ
conflictType medieval battle ⓘ
consequence elevation of Erispoe as king of the Bretons ⓘ
expansion of Breton territory ⓘ
recognition of Breton autonomy ⓘ
date 851 ⓘ
era Carolingian era ⓘ
linked to: Carolingian period
followedBy treaty between Charles the Bald and Erispoe ⓘ
historicalPeriod 9th century ⓘ
involvedEthnicGroup Bretons ⓘ
linked to: Breton people

Franks ⓘ
locatedIn Brittany ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay France ⓘ
militaryBalance Breton cavalry advantage ⓘ
opponentOf Charles the Bald ⓘ
West Frankish forces ⓘ
outcome decisive Breton victory ⓘ
partOf Breton–Frankish conflicts ⓘ
history of Brittany ⓘ
history of West Francia ⓘ
place Jengland ⓘ
politicalEffect elevation of Brittany from duchy-level status toward kingdom status ⓘ
weakening of West Frankish control over Brittany ⓘ
precededBy Breton–Frankish skirmishes in the early 9th century ⓘ
recognizedTitle king of the Bretons ⓘ
recognizedTitleGrantedTo Erispoe ⓘ
region northwestern Gaul ⓘ
relatedTo Charles the Bald ⓘ
Erispoe ⓘ
Kingdom of Brittany ⓘ
West Francia ⓘ
result Breton victory ⓘ
significance consolidated Breton political power ⓘ
secured Brittany’s autonomy from West Francia ⓘ
year 851 ⓘ

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King of Brittany → notableEvent → Battle of Jengland ⓘ
Erispoe → battle → Battle of Jengland ⓘ