Battle of Marton

The Battle of Meretun between a West Saxon army led by King Æthelred and his brother, the future King Alfred the Great, and a Viking army took place on 22 March 871 at an unknown location in Wessex, probably in one of the modern counties of Dorset, Hampshire, or Wiltshire.

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871  Wikidata
Battle of Meretum
Alfred the Great, Vikings, battle, Æthelred I, Halfdan Ragnarsson, 
Iki, Iki, 

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Location: 53.8333, -2.4167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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871 Battle of Marton

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500 Battle of Tribuit

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937 Battle of Brunanburh

1138-06-17T00:00:00Z

1138-06-17T00:00:00Z

1138 Battle of Clitheroe

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1643 Battle of Heptonstall

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1644-05-28T00:00:00Z

1644 Bolton Massacre

1648-08-17T00:00:00Z

1648-08-19T00:00:00Z

1648 Battle of Preston

1715-11-09T00:00:00Z

1715-11-14T00:00:00Z

1715 Battle of Preston

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398 Stilicho's Pictish War

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Jacobite rising of 1715	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	500	Battle of Tribuit	legendary battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	871	Battle of Marton	battle, Vikings, Alfred the Great, Æthelred I, Halfdan Ragnarsson	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	937	Battle of Brunanburh	battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Strathclyde, Kingdom of Dublin, Kingdom of Alba	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1138	Battle of Clitheroe	Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of England, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Heptonstall	battle, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Bolton Massacre	battle, Roundhead, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Battle of Preston	battle, Kingdom of Scotland, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1715	Battle of Preston	Kingdom of Great Britain, Jacobitism, battle	Wikidata
event	war	398	Stilicho's Pictish War	war	Wikidata
site	bunker		Lancashire County Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Lancashire County Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Preston Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1940	RAF Barton Hall	Royal Air Force station, air base, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle	1200	Clitheroe Castle	historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1490	Greenhalgh Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of Lancashire	military museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Museum	museum, military museum	Wikidata