A Danish army besieged Rochester in 885. Alfred marched to relieve the city and the Danes abandoned the siege and returned to their ships. Alfred then pursued them across the Channel and attacked East Anglian Danes as punishment for supporting the Rochester raiders. The relief of Rochester showed Alfred's improved strategic capacity and his determination to defend all of his realm including the Kentish border.
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