In the same campaign season as the fall of Tempsford and Colchester, the Chronicle records that a Danish army attacked Bedford but the garrison sallied out and killed many of the attackers, taking much plunder. This counter-attack by the Bedford garrison illustrated how Alfred burh system was now operating as designed: fortified garrisons could resist attack and even take the offensive rather than simply sheltering behind walls.
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