Cerdic and Cynric fought the British at Cerdicesleag in 527. The Chronicle entry is brief but marks continued West Saxon expansion into the Hampshire downlands. The location is uncertain but the pattern of battles suggests progressive West Saxon advance northward from their coastal bridgehead.
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