BattlefieldsSaxon Shore Exeter-Isca Corridor Garrison Actions
Roman Period

Saxon Shore Exeter-Isca Corridor Garrison Actions

370
England
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Irish and Saxon raiders
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Romano-British garrison troops
Outcome
Roman garrison presence maintained on the south-west approaches
The Battle

History & Significance

In the later fourth century the road and river approaches connecting Exeter to the south coast were patrolled and intermittently contested as seaborne raiders tested Roman coastal defences in Devon and Dorset.

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