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Early Medieval

Battle of Andredes Ceaster

491
East Sussex, England
Also known as: Sack of Pevensey
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
East Sussex, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Britons
Forces
c.200–500 Romano-British defenders; siege of fort.
VS
Victor
South Saxons (Aelle)
Forces
c.1,000–2,000 South Saxons
Outcome
Romano-British fortress taken; garrison massacred
The Battle

History & Significance

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records Aelle and Cissa besieging and taking the Roman fort of Anderitum (Pevensey), slaying all its inhabitants. One of the most explicit early records of massacre in the conquest period, it marks the effective end of organised British resistance in Sussex.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Andredes Ceaster

St Mary's Chapel, Bulverhythe (remains of)
Scheduled monument · ~0.7 miles
Manor house (remains of)
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
Romano-British iron working site in Beauport Park
Scheduled monument · ~3.5 miles
Medieval moated site, Cooden
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 miles
Hastings Castle, the Collegiate Church of St Mary and the Ladies' Parlour
Scheduled monument · ~3.6 miles
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