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I have listed the battles that I know of (I have a very limited knowledge here - combat not being my thing) so feel free to email me with all the ones I've missed or updates.
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Place
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Date
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Details
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Victor
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| Aegelesthrep | 455 | Hengest and Horsa Vs Vortigern | Vortigern defeated |
| Maserfeld, Southumbria | 641 | Oswald Vs Penda | Penda |
| Tamar river | 710 | Ine attacks Dumnonia | |
| Woodborough (Wilts) | 715 | Coelred fought Ine of Wessex | |
| Hayle River (Cornwall) | 721-2 | Saxons vs Ine | Ine |
| Hereford | (760) | English v Welsh | |
| Otford (Kent) | 776 | Mercians Vs Kentish | Offa defeated |
| Bensington (Oxon) | 779 | Cynewulf Vs Offa | Cynewulf defeated |
| Rhuddlan (Flint) | 796 | ||
| Ellendun (Wilts) | 825 | Egbert Vs Beornwulf. | Egbert |
| Galford | 825 | Battle between the Britons and the men of Devon. | |
| Hingston Down (Cornwall) | 838 | Britons and Danes Vs Egbert. | Egbert |
| Wilton (Wilts) | 871 | Alfred Vs Vikings | Vikings |
| Basing (Hants) | 871 | Æthelred and Alfred Vs Vikings | Vikings |
| Ashdown (Berks) | 8th January 871 | Æthelred and Alfred (Anglo-Saxons) Vs Bagsecg and Halfdan (Vikings) | Anglo-Saxons |
| Ethandun (Edington) | May 878 | Alfred (Anglo-Saxons) Vs Guthrum (Vikings) | Anglo-Saxons (Vikings sued for peace) |
| Farnham (Surrey) | 891 | ||
| Tettenhall (Staffs) | 909 | Edward attacks the Danes | |
| Brunanburh | 937 | Athelstan (Anglo-Saxons) Vs Olaf Guthfrithson and Constantine of the Scots (Vikings) | Anglo-Saxons |
| Maldon | 991 | Olaf (Vikings) Vs Brihtnoth (Anglo-Saxons) | Vikings |
| Sherston (Wilts) | 1016 | Danish victory. | |
| Assandun (Ashingdon, Essex) | 18th October 1016 | Cnut and the Danes (Vikings) Vs Edmund and Edric (Anglo-Saxons) | Vikings |
| © Rosie Monument 2001 |
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