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Battle of Ashdown

Battle of Ashdown was a battle fought on 8 January AD 871 at Berkshire, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of Q1379246. The recorded result: West Saxon Victory; • Multiple Norse earls slain.

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Alfred the Great at the Battle of Ashdown, 871 by Morris Meredith Williams (1913)
Alfred the Great at the Battle of Ashdown, 871 by Morris Meredith Williams (1913). Morris Meredith Williams, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date8 January AD 871
PlaceBerkshire, United Kingdom
51.535N, 1.230W
Part ofQ1379246
KindBattle, medieval
ResultWest Saxon Victory; • Multiple Norse earls slain
BelligerentsWest SaxonsVikings
CommandersÆthelred; AlfredBagsecg; Halfdan; Sidroc the Old; Sidroc the Younger; Osbern; Fræna; Harold
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Battle of Ashdown is one of 105 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 599 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2237365, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ashdown, revision 1377719100, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.