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Early Medieval

Battle of Crecganford

457
Kent, England
Also known as: Battle of Crayford
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Kent, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Britons
Forces
c. 1,500–3,000 Britons; c. 4,000 British killed.
VS
Victor
Jutes (Hengist and Aesc)
Forces
c. 1,500–3,000 Jutes (Hengist, Aesc)
Outcome
Britons fled to London; Kent effectively ceded to the Jutes
The Battle

History & Significance

Recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, this battle saw Hengist and his son Aesc defeat the Britons, killing four thousand men according to the chronicle. The Britons abandoned Kent and retreated to London, marking the consolidation of Jutish control over southeastern England.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Crecganford

Howbury moated site
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Hall Place
Scheduled monument · ~1.2 miles
Faesten Dic, a medieval frontier work in Joydens Wood
Scheduled monument · ~2.6 miles
Purfleet magazine
Scheduled monument · ~2.8 miles
Lesnes Abbey
Scheduled monument · ~3 miles
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