The Chronicle records Cynegils and Cwichelm fighting at Beandun, killing over two thousand Britons. The figure is likely exaggerated but the battle represented an important West Saxon advance. Proposed locations include Bindon in Devon or Bampton in Oxfordshire. This type of large-scale engagement against organised British resistance shows that the conquest of the west was far from easy.
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