Battle of Aylesford

When

455

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

51.32° N, 0.50° E

Description

battle between Britons and Anglo-Saxons, fought at Aylesford, Kent, England

Battle between Britons and Anglo-Saxons, fought at Aylesford, Kent, England

The Battle of Aylesford or Epsford was fought between Britons and Anglo-Saxons recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and the Historia Brittonum. Both sources concur that it involved the Anglo-Saxon leaders Hengist and Horsa on one side and the family of Vortigern on the other, but neither says who won the battle. It was fought near Æglesthrep, presumed to be Aylesford, in Kent.

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• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bataille d'Aylesford”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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