Battle of Chippenham

The Battle of Chippenham was a January 878 battle between a Viking army led by Guthrum and an Anglo-Saxon army led by Alfred the Great. The Vikings forced Alfred to flee Chippenham and managed temporarily to gain control over most of Wessex.

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878  Wikidata
battle, Kingdom of Wessex, Great Heathen Army, 
Iki, Iki, 

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Location: 51.4585, -2.1158, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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878 Battle of Chippenham

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500 Battle of Badon

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556 Battle of Beran Byrig

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577 Battle of Deorham

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592 Battle of Woden's Burg

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715 Battle of Woden's Burg

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825 Battle of Ellandun

0878-05-01T00:00:00Z

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878 Battle of Edington

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1016 Battle of Sherston

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1469 Battle of Nibley Green

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1643 Battle of Lansdowne

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1643 Battle of Roundway Down

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1942-04-27T00:00:00Z

1942 Bath Blitz

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	519	Wessex		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	500	Battle of Badon	King Arthur, Anglo-Saxons, battle, Ambrosius Aurelianus, Celtic Britons	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	556	Battle of Beran Byrig	battle, Kingdom of Wessex, Celtic Britons	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	577	Battle of Deorham	Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Celtic Britons	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	592	Battle of Woden's Burg	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	715	Battle of Woden's Burg	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	825	Battle of Ellandun	Kingdom of Mercia, battle, Kingdom of Wessex	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	878	Battle of Chippenham	Great Heathen Army, Kingdom of Wessex, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	878	Battle of Edington	Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Great Heathen Army	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1016	Battle of Sherston	battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Denmark	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1469	Battle of Nibley Green	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Lansdowne	battle, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Roundway Down	battle, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Bath Blitz	Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UC-49	U-boat, Type UC II submarine	Wikidata
organisation	charitable organisation	2015	English Heritage	charitable organization, publishing company, private company limited by guarantee, restoration	Wikidata
organisation	non-profit organisation	1895	National Trust	nonprofit organization, restoration, national trust, collection	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1772	Hilhouse	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1814	Green Shipbuilders	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bristol Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Central Government War Headquarters	alternative seat of government, underground infrastructure system, underground city	Wikidata
site	bunker		Lansdown Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		RAF Rudloe Manor	Royal Air Force station, Royal Air Force, air base, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker	1950	Bristol War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	castle	1383	Farleigh Hungerford Castle	independent museum, historic house museum, English Heritage, quadrangular castle	Wikidata