BattlefieldsBattle of Wanborough 715
Early Medieval

Battle of Wanborough 715

715
Wiltshire, England
Also known as: Battle of Wodnesbeorg · Ine versus Ceolred at Wanborough
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Wiltshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Wessex (Ine)
Forces
Mercian army
VS
Victor
Mercia (Ceolred)
Forces
West Saxon fyrd
Outcome
West Saxons checked; frontier between Mercia and Wessex contested
The Battle

History & Significance

Ine of Wessex fought Ceolred of Mercia at Wodnesbeorg (Wanborough). The battle was recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as a major engagement. The exact outcome is disputed; it appears to have been inconclusive or a Mercian success, as Ine abdicated to go to Rome in 726 without having resolved the Mercian threat.

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