Battle of Basing
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The Battle of Basing was a 9th-century engagement during the Viking invasions of England in which the West Saxons under King Æthelred and Alfred suffered a defeat by Danish forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Basing canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5942619 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Basing Context triple: [Battle of Ashdown, successorConflict, Battle of Basing]
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A.
Battle of Radcot Bridge
The Battle of Radcot Bridge was a 1387 clash during the reign of Richard II in which forces loyal to the Lords Appellant defeated royal troops, marking a key moment in the power struggle between the king and his nobles in late medieval England.
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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 Naseby
The Battle of Naseby was a decisive 1645 engagement of the English Civil War in which Parliament’s New Model Army crushed King Charles I’s main field force, effectively turning the tide of the conflict.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Brentford
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Basing Target entity description: The Battle of Basing was a 9th-century engagement during the Viking invasions of England in which the West Saxons under King Æthelred and Alfred suffered a defeat by Danish forces.
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A.
Battle of Radcot Bridge
The Battle of Radcot Bridge was a 1387 clash during the reign of Richard II in which forces loyal to the Lords Appellant defeated royal troops, marking a key moment in the power struggle between the king and his nobles in late medieval England.
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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 Naseby
The Battle of Naseby was a decisive 1645 engagement of the English Civil War in which Parliament’s New Model Army crushed King Charles I’s main field force, effectively turning the tide of the conflict.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Brentford
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Danish Vikings
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Danish forces
ⓘ
Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ West Saxons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Alfred the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Æthelred I of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Viking invasions of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dateApproximate | 871 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Meretun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Alfred the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danish army NERFINISHED ⓘ West Saxon army NERFINISHED ⓘ Æthelred I of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 9th century ⓘ |
| location |
Basing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defeat of West Saxons by Danish forces
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involvement of Alfred before he became king ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of the West Saxons ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Saxon–Viking conflicts
NERFINISHED
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Viking invasions of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Reading NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern England ⓘ |
| result | Danish victory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Basing Description of subject: The Battle of Basing was a 9th-century engagement during the Viking invasions of England in which the West Saxons under King Æthelred and Alfred suffered a defeat by Danish forces.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.