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Battle of Englefield

Battle of Englefield was a battle fought on 31 December AD 870 at Englefield, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of Q1379246. The recorded result: Saxon Victory.

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A page from the C manuscript of the en:Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. It shows the entry for the year 871. British Library Cotton Tiberius B i.
A page from the C manuscript of the en:Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. It shows the entry for the year 871. British Library Cotton Tiberius B i.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date31 December AD 870
PlaceEnglefield, United Kingdom
51.444N, 1.100W
Part ofQ1379246
KindBattle, medieval
ResultSaxon Victory
BelligerentsWessexDenmark
CommandersÆthelwulf of BerkshireTwo Earls
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Battle of Englefield 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 Q940959, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Englefield, revision 1370439994, 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.