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Early Medieval

Battle of Aylesford

455
Kent, England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Vortigern
Forces
c. 1,000–2,500 Britons (Vortigern's forces).
VS
Victor
Hengist (Jutes)
Forces
c. 1,000–2,500 Jutes (Hengist/Horsa)
Outcome
Hengist and the Jutes achieved a decisive victory, with Vortigern's forces defeated, paving the way for permanent Germanic settlement in Kent and accelerating the Anglo-Saxon conquest of Britain.
The Battle

History & Significance

Horsa slain; Hengist became king of Kent

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Aylesford

Aylesford Bridge
Scheduled monument · ~0.5 miles
Romano-British villa, Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated remains at Eccles
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James
Scheduled monument · ~1.6 miles
Little Kit's Coty House Megalithic Tomb.
Scheduled monument · ~1.7 miles
Kit's Coty House Long Barrow
Scheduled monument · ~2 miles
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