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Early Medieval

Egbert Subdues Cornwall 815

815
England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Cornish British forces
Forces
Cornish British forces
VS
Victor
West Saxon army under Egbert
Forces
West Saxon army under Egbert
Outcome
Cornwall harried; Cornish reduced to tributary status but not fully conquered
The Battle

History & Significance

Egbert of Wessex harried Cornwall from east to west in 815, continuing the systematic West Saxon reduction of the last independent British kingdom in England. The campaign forced the Cornish into a vassal relationship but did not end their resistance, as they allied with the Danes in 838 at Hingston Down.

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Scheduled Monuments near Egbert Subdues Cornwall 815

Wayside cross in St Enoder churchyard
Scheduled monument · ~2.3 miles
An early Christian memorial stone in St Francis churchyard, Indian Queens
Scheduled monument · ~3 miles
Preaching pit called the Queen's Pit
Scheduled monument · ~3.1 miles
Wayside cross-base 300m north west of the Church of St Newlina
Scheduled monument · ~3.3 miles
Medieval wayside cross base, 140m south of Trevemper Farm
Scheduled monument · ~3.3 miles
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