Battle of Reading

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Great_Heathen_Army
gptkb:James_II_of_England
gptkb:Reading,_England
gptkb:Reading,_Berkshire
gptkbp:aftermath Royalist retreat
Parliamentary consolidation of power
Viking consolidation of power
gptkbp:archaeological_findings battlefield artifacts
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:unknown
High for both sides
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Royalists
gptkb:Saxons
gptkb:deity
Parliamentarians
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Sir_William_Waller
gptkb:Sir_John_Byron
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspiration for local legends
gptkbp:cultural_references literature and folklore
gptkbp:date March 1643
April 28, 871
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Caversham
Battle of Meretun
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:river_Thames
hills surrounding Reading
gptkbp:historical_analysis gptkb:academic_research
debates among historians
gptkbp:historical_context Anglo-Saxon England
varied perspectives
9th century England
Part of the First English Civil War
gptkbp:historical_documentation charters and records
gptkbp:historical_event limited documentation
gptkbp:historical_figure local leaders involved
gptkbp:historical_impact influence on future battles
gptkbp:historical_significance study of Viking warfare
early resistance to Viking expansion
gptkbp:historical_site gptkb:Reading_Abbey
battlefield markers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Reading
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:West_Saxon_army
Danish army
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in local festivals
historical reenactments
gptkbp:legacy part of English heritage
gptkbp:location gptkb:Reading,_England
Reading, Berkshire, England
gptkbp:military_strategy flanking maneuvers
shield wall formation
gptkbp:narrative_style conflict between Saxons and Vikings
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Stamford_Bridge
gptkb:Battle_of_Edington
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Guthrum
gptkb:King_Æthelred_of_Wessex
gptkbp:outcome Saxon retreat
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:war
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Newbury
gptkb:Battle_of_Ashdown
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle
historical analyses
gptkbp:result Parliamentary victory
Viking victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic victory for Parliament
part of the Viking invasions of England
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of southern England
control of Wessex
defend Wessex
gptkbp:type land battle