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Early Medieval

Ine of Wessex Defeats Geraint of Dumnonia 710

710
Devon, England
Also known as: Battle against Geraint 710 · West Saxon advance into Cornwall
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Devon, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Dumnonia (Geraint)
Forces
Dumnonian British forces
VS
Victor
Wessex (Ine)
Forces
West Saxon army
Outcome
Geraint defeated; West Saxon frontier advanced into Devon
The Battle

History & Significance

Ine of Wessex defeated Geraint of Dumnonia in 710, the last king of the post-Roman British kingdom covering Devon and Cornwall. This battle extended West Saxon power deeper into the southwest. The Britons retained Cornwall but Devon increasingly came under Anglo-Saxon settlement and rule.

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