Battle of Basing

The Battle of Basing was a victory of a Viking army over the West Saxons at the royal estate of Basing in Hampshire on about 22 January 871. In late December 870 the Vikings invaded Wessex and occupied Reading.

A Viking army defeated the West Saxons at the Battle of Basing in Hampshire on about 22 January 871, during a winter invasion that began with the occupation of Reading. The battle was part of a series of Viking campaigns against Wessex, highlighting their ongoing pressure on the kingdom in the early 870s.