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1066 BCE
Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings was a battle between the Norman-French army which was led by William and an English army led by the Anglo-Saxon king, Harold Godwinson. -
878 BCE
Battle of Edington
At the Battle of Edington an army of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex under Alfred the Great defeated the Great Heathen Army led by Guthrum. -
641 BCE
Battle of Maserfield
The Battle of Maserfield was a battle between the Anglo-Saxon kings Oswald of Northumbria and Penda of Mercia which led to the death and defeat of king Oswald. -
615 BCE
Battle of Chester
The Battle of Chester was a battle between the Anglo-Saxons and Britons which led to the victory of the Anglo Saxons. -
460
Anglo-Saxon Begins
Treachery Of The Long Knives A stealthy attack took place at a banquet in Wiltshire. The Britons tried to seal a piece treaty; it said that Vortigern, who was also the king of Britons had to marry the daughter of a Saxons chief, Rowena Hengest. During the feast the Saxons which also may have included Anlges and jutes were armed that night and on a certain command they would use their long blades and kill the unarmed Britons who were next to them. -
485
Battle of Mercredesburne
Battle of Mercredesburne was a battle between the Saxons army and the local Britons, for what would become the kingdom of Sussex in southern England. -
497
Battle of Badon
The Battle of Badon had occurred between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons. The Britons, who King Arthur led, had been credited a major victory. -
596
Battle of Raith
The Battle of Raith was a battle where the Anglos had defeated an alliance of Scots, Britons and Picts.
