800 Bernician forces
1,400 Mercian forces and 800 East Anglian forces
Battle of the River Winwaed was an early medieval pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in the area of West Yorkshire, England in 655. Northumbrian Kingdom of Bernicia (King Oswiu) prevailed over Kingdom of Mercia and Kingdom of East Anglia (King Penda and King Aethelhere). Decisive Northumbrian victory; Penda killed; ended Mercian dominance and effectively ended Anglo-Saxon paganism as a political force.
The site of Battle of the River Winwaed lies on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.
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