Battle of Ashdown

The Battle of Ashdown was a West Saxon victory over a Danish Viking army on about 8 January 871. The location of Ashdown is not known, but may be Kingstanding Hill in Berkshire. Other writers place the battle near Starveall, a short distance north of the village of Aldworth and south east of Lowbury Hill.

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871 Battle of Ashdown

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779 Battle of Bensington

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871 Battle of Englefield

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871 Battle of Reading

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1142 Siege of Oxford

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1326 Capture of Oxford

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1642 — 1643 Siege of Reading

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1643 Battle of Chalgrove Field

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1643 First Battle of Newbury

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1644 — 1646 Siege of Oxford

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1644 Second Battle of Newbury

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1688 Battle of Reading

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Illustration of the Battle of Ashdown

Battle of Ashdown 2

Alfred the Great, Battle of Ashdown

Illustration of the Battle of Ashdown

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	779	Battle of Bensington	Kingdom of Mercia, Kingdom of Wessex, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	871	Battle of Englefield	Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Danelaw, Æthelwulf	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	871	Battle of Ashdown	battle, Kingdom of Wessex, Vikings, Alfred the Great, Bagsecg, Halfdan Ragnarsson	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	871	Battle of Reading	Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Danelaw, Æthelred I, Halfdan Ragnarsson, Bagsecg	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1142	Siege of Oxford	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1326	Capture of Oxford	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Siege of Reading	Roundhead, Cavalier, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Chalgrove Field	battle, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	First Battle of Newbury	battle, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Siege of Oxford	Roundhead, Cavalier, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Second Battle of Newbury	battle, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1688	Battle of Reading	Dutch Republic, battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Ireland	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Forbury Hill	motte, artillery battery, mound	Wikidata
site	bunker		Berkshire Country Council Emergency Control Bunker	Berkshire County Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Oxford County Emergency Centre	Oxford City Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Oxford Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Oxfordshire County Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Oxfordshire County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Region 6 War Room	university building, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Warren Row	bunker, aircraft factory, chalk quarry	Wikidata
site	castle		Newbury Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Wallingford Castle	concentric castle, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1348	Greys Court	English country house, historic house museum, quadrangular castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1386	Donnington Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	museum		Royal Army Chaplains' Museum	independent museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stratfield Saye House	historic house museum, English country house, military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Illustration of the Battle of Ashdown		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Ashdown 2		Commons
commons	image		Alfred the Great, Battle of Ashdown		Commons
commons	image		Illustration of the Battle of Ashdown		Commons