Battle of the Weser River

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical battle
gptkbp:aftermath Saxon_submission_to_Frankish_rule
gptkbp:awards decisive_victory_for_Franks
gptkbp:battle Saxon resistance continued
gptkbp:casualties unknown
gptkbp:combatants Saxons
Franks
gptkbp:commander Charlemagne_and_Widukind
gptkbp:controversy interpretations of Saxon resistance
gptkbp:cultural_impact increased_Frankish_influence
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol_of_Frankish_power
gptkbp:date September 28, 782
gptkbp:followedBy Campaign against the Saxons
gptkbp:historical_analysis examined in military history studies
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Charlemagne
gptkb:Charles_the_Bald
gptkb:Louis_the_Pious
gptkb:Pope_Leo_III
gptkb:Charles_the_Great
Widukind
Lothair I
gptkbp:historical_significance marked the decline of Saxon autonomy
pivotal_moment_in_the_Saxon_Wars
gptkbp:historicalContext Christianization of the Saxons
rise_of_the_Carolingian_Empire
part_of_the_Christianization_process_in_Europe
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Annales Regni Francorum
gptkbp:historicalRecords part_of_Charlemagne's_campaigns
gptkbp:historicalSignificance recorded_in_Frankish_chronicles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Weser River
gptkbp:impact shaped_future_Germanic_politics
gptkbp:influence unification_of_Germanic_tribes_under_Frankish_rule
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Frankish_army
Saxon army
gptkbp:is_a_source_of gptkb:Chronicon_Moissiacense
historical analyses
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Charlemagne
Widukind
gptkbp:legacy foundation for future conflicts in the region
influenced_later_military_campaigns_in_Europe
gptkbp:location Weser_River,_Germany
gptkbp:outcome establishment_of_Frankish_dominance
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Verden
gptkbp:relatedEvent Saxon Wars
gptkbp:result Frankish_victory
gptkbp:significance part_of_the_Saxon_Wars
gptkbp:strategicGoals control_of_Saxony
gptkbp:tactics divide and conquer
surprise attack
use of cavalry
gptkbp:type land battle