Battle of Roncevaux Pass (778)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties Basque casualties unknown
Frankish rear guard destroyed
gptkbp:category 8th-century battles
Battles involving the Basques
Battles involving the Franks
gptkbp:combatant Frankish rear guard
Basque forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Anselm
gptkb:Eggihard
gptkb:Roland
Basque leaders (unknown names)
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Monuments at Roncevaux Pass
gptkbp:date 15 August 778
gptkbp:followedBy Legendary retellings in medieval literature
gptkbp:historicalSource gptkb:Einhard's_Vita_Karoli_Magni
gptkb:Royal_Frankish_Annals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Roncevaux Pass (778)
gptkbp:influenced French national identity
Chanson de geste tradition
gptkbp:location gptkb:Roncevaux_Pass,_Pyrenees,_Kingdom_of_Navarre
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Anselm
gptkb:Eggihard
gptkb:Roland
Basque warriors
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Charlemagne
gptkbp:partOf Charlemagne's campaign in Spain
gptkbp:precededBy Charlemagne's retreat from Zaragoza
gptkbp:relatedWork gptkb:Historia_Caroli_Magni
gptkb:The_Song_of_Roland
gptkbp:result Basque victory
gptkbp:significance Death of Roland
Inspiration for The Song of Roland
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Roncesvalles_(824)
gptkb:Song_of_Roland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6