BattlefieldsCeawlin Gains Supremacy over Southern English Kingdoms 571
Early Medieval

Ceawlin Gains Supremacy over Southern English Kingdoms 571

571
Oxfordshire, England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Oxfordshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
British
Forces
British defenders of the upper Thames towns
VS
Victor
West Saxons
Forces
West Saxons under Cuthwulf
Outcome
Four Thames valley towns captured; West Saxon advance toward the Cotswolds
The Battle

History & Significance

Cuthwulf fought the Britons at Bedcanford in 571 and captured four towns: Limbury, Aylesbury, Benson, and Eynsham. This West Saxon advance into the upper Thames valley seized towns that had retained Romano-British character and opened the route to Cirencester and the Cotswolds that Ceawlin would exploit at Dyrham in 577.

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