Battle of Brentford
E463028
The Battle of Brentford was an 11th-century clash near London in which King Edmund Ironside fought Danish forces during the Viking invasions of England.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Brentford (1016) | 3 |
| Battle of Brentford canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Otford | 1 |
| Battle of Reading | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4719678 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Brentford Context triple: [Edmund Ironside, battle, Battle of Brentford]
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Battle of Brentford
The Battle of Brentford was a 1642 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Royalist forces attacked and briefly overwhelmed Parliamentarian troops west of London before being checked by a larger Parliamentarian army.
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Battle of Maidstone
The Battle of Maidstone was a 1648 engagement in Kent during the Second English Civil War, in which Royalist forces were defeated by Parliamentarian troops, helping to secure Parliamentary control in the conflict.
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Battle of Averasborough
The Battle of Averasborough was an 1865 American Civil War engagement in North Carolina in which Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops attempting to slow their advance during the Carolinas Campaign.
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Battle of Medway
The Battle of Medway was a daring 1667 Dutch naval attack on the English fleet at its home anchorage on the River Medway, resulting in one of England’s most devastating maritime defeats.
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Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Brentford Target entity description: The Battle of Brentford was an 11th-century clash near London in which King Edmund Ironside fought Danish forces during the Viking invasions of England.
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A.
Battle of Brentford
The Battle of Brentford was a 1642 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Royalist forces attacked and briefly overwhelmed Parliamentarian troops west of London before being checked by a larger Parliamentarian army.
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B.
Battle of Maidstone
The Battle of Maidstone was a 1648 engagement in Kent during the Second English Civil War, in which Royalist forces were defeated by Parliamentarian troops, helping to secure Parliamentary control in the conflict.
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C.
Battle of Averasborough
The Battle of Averasborough was an 1865 American Civil War engagement in North Carolina in which Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops attempting to slow their advance during the Carolinas Campaign.
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Battle of Medway
The Battle of Medway was a daring 1667 Dutch naval attack on the English fleet at its home anchorage on the River Medway, resulting in one of England’s most devastating maritime defeats.
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E.
Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Danish forces
ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| combatant |
Danish army
ⓘ
linked to:
Danish Army
English army ⓘ |
| commander | Edmund Ironside ⓘ |
| conflict | Viking invasions of England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 1016 ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ⓘ
linked to:
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
|
| era | Viking Age ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Assandun
ⓘ
Battle of Sherston ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | part of Edmund Ironside’s resistance to Danish conquest of England ⓘ |
| involvedKing |
King Cnut
ⓘ
linked to:
Cnut the Great
King Edmund Ironside ⓘ
linked to:
Edmund Ironside
|
| location |
Brentford
ⓘ
near London ⓘ |
| notableCommanderSide |
Cnut of Denmark
ⓘ
linked to:
Cnut the Great
Edmund Ironside of England ⓘ
linked to:
Edmund Ironside
|
| opposingCommander | Cnut the Great ⓘ |
| partOf |
English–Danish wars of the early 11th century
ⓘ
linked to:
English–Danish wars
campaign of 1016 in England ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Penselwood ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents |
Anglo-Saxons
ⓘ
Danes ⓘ |
| region |
Middlesex
ⓘ
linked to:
County of Middlesex
|
| result | English victory ⓘ |
| riverNearby |
River Thames
ⓘ
linked to:
Thames
|
| timePeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Brentford Description of subject: The Battle of Brentford was an 11th-century clash near London in which King Edmund Ironside fought Danish forces during the Viking invasions of England.
Referenced by (6)
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