The capture of Derby by Aethelflaed in 917 was the first of the Five Boroughs to fall to the Mercian reconquest. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that four of her leading thegns were slain within the gates, indicating fierce resistance by the Danish garrison. Derby\'s fall opened the way for the recovery of Leicester, Stamford, Nottingham and Lincoln. Aethelflaed\'s successful campaign against the Danelaw in 917-918 is one of the most remarkable military achievements of the early medieval period.
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