Battle of Hereford

Belligerents

Commanders and leaders

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Timeline Groans of the Britons Guoloph Aylesford Treason of the Long Knives Wippedesfleot Mercredesburne Badon Beranburh Alclud Ford Argoed Llwyfain Deorham 1st Wodensburh Raith Catraeth Degsastan Chester Cirencester Cefn Digoll Caer-Uisc Hatfield Chase Heavenfield Maserfield Winwaed Peonnum Two Rivers Trent Nechtansmere 2nd Wodensburh Hehil Pencon Hereford Otford Bensington Ellandun Hingston Down Scotland Brunanburh

The Battle of Hereford was fought in 760 at Hereford (in what is now Herefordshire, England). The conflict followed decades of hostility between the Welsh Kingdoms of Brycheiniog, Gwent and Powys by Æthelbald of Mercia and Coenred of Wessex, and involved the armies of Mercia and the Welsh. The Welsh were said to have defeated the Mercian army, and freed themselves from the influence of the Anglo-Saxons.

Which Welsh kingdom led the offensive is uncertain. Both King Nowy Hen of Brycheiniog and Eliseg of Powys have been put forward as candidates.

References

D A Whitehead The historical background to the city defences
Annales Cambriae
"Timeline of the Early British Kingdoms 599 AD-937 AD". Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2010.

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