The name Battle of Reading is given to two separate engagements near the town of Reading, Berkshire. St Marys Church and market Reading is a town and unitary authority in Berkshire in England, at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, halfway between London and Oxford. ...
Danish Invasion
On January 4, 871, Ethelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred attacked a Danish army which was invading Britain and was camped near Reading. Although many Danes were killed, the Saxons under Ethelred were defeated and driven from the field with great slaughter. January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Nine battles are fought between the Danes and Wessex. ... King Ethelred I (c. ... Alfred (849? – 26 October 899) (sometimes spelt Ælfred) was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. ...
The Glorious Revolution, 1688
Reading saw the only miltary action on mainland Britain during the Glorious Revolution. This became known as the The Reading Fight. The term Glorious Revolution refers to the generally popular overthrow of James II of England in 1688. ...
The Battle of Bentonville was one of the last major fights in the Civil War.
On the 19th of March a fierce attack was made by the whole rebel force, under Gen. Joe Johnston, upon the advance and flank of the marching column of the Left wing.
Although this battle occurred nearly at the close of a long march--of two month's duration, without an opportunity of replenishing supplies--there was no lack of any article essential to the comfort of the wounded.
The first Battle of Reading was a battle in 871 near Reading in what is now the English county of Berkshire.
The battle occurred on January 4 of that year, when Ethelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred attacked a Danish army which was invading Britain and was camped near Reading.
Aethelwulf was the victorious West Saxon leader four days earlier at the Battle of Englefield, where the Danish jarl Sidroc was killed.
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