Battle of Englefield
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The Battle of Englefield was a West Saxon victory against a Danish Viking army on about 31 December 870 at Englefield, near Reading in Berkshire. It was the first of a series of battles that took place following an invasion of Wessex by the Danish army in December 870.
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Page in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle describing the Battle of Englefield| 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 | 871 | Battle of Basing | Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Æthelred I, Danelaw | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1450 | Jack Cade's Rebellion | rebellion, Kingdom of England, rebel, London City Council | 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 | 1643 | Siege of Basing House | 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 |
| organisation | arms industry | 1977 | British Aerospace | organization, arms industry, aircraft industry | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1999 | BAE Systems | arms industry, information security, public company, aerospace engineering, aerospace industry, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 2001 | QinetiQ | arms industry, aerospace industry, public limited company, business | Wikidata |
| organisation | military unit | 1911 | Air Battalion Royal Engineers | military unit, army aviation component | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | Forbury Hill | motte, artillery battery, mound | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Alencon Link bunker | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Berkshire Country Council Emergency Control Bunker | Berkshire County Council, civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Easthampstead Park - Bracknell and East Berkshire (Sub) County Control | Berkshire County Council, Bracknell Forest, civil defense center | 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 | 1207 | Odiham Castle | 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 | castle | 1531 | Basing House | independent museum, English country house, museum, castle | Wikidata |
| site | museum | Stratfield Saye House | historic house museum, English country house, military museum | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Page in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle describing the Battle of Englefield | Commons | ||