Battle of Deorham

When

577

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

51.49° N, 2.37° W

Description

battle in 577 between West Saxons and Celtic Britons, culturally separating Wales from Cornwall

Supposed 577 battle between West Saxons and Britons

The Battle of Deorham is portrayed by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as an important military encounter between the West Saxons and the Britons in the West Country in 577. The Chronicle depicts the battle as a major victory for Wessex's forces, led by Ceawlin and one Cuthwine, resulting in the capture of the Romano-British towns of Glevum (Gloucester), Corinium Dobunnorum (Cirencester), and Aquae Sulis (Bath).

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Deorham: The Anglo-Saxons under Ceawlin of Wessex invade the lower Severn Valley, and defeat the British Celts at Dyrham (South West England)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Schlacht von Deorham (Dyrham in Wiltshire?): Die Angelsachsen besiegen die Briten”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Ceawlin, roi Saxon du Wessex écrase les Bretons en Cornouailles à la bataille de Dyrham”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Битва при Деорхаме (Британия)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “デオルハムの戦い”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page