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Battle of Dyrham

Type Event Region Europe Time 577

In 577 CE, an Anglo-Saxon coalition defeated the Britons near Dyrham in present-day Gloucestershire, England, capturing the three fortress cities of …

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  1. 577Severn Valley · EnglandAnglo-Saxon kingdoms such as Wessex continued to push eastward into the Severn Valley held by eastern Britons, contesting strategic fortresses such as Bath, Cirencester, and Gloucester, until the conflict escalated to a decisive battle.
  2. 577Dyrham · EnglandThe Anglo-Saxon army defeated the British coalition at Dyrham; according to the chronicles, three British kings fell in battle, and the Anglo-Saxons won a decisive military victory.
  3. 577Bath · SomersetAfter the battle the Anglo-Saxons occupied Bath, Cirencester, and Gloucester, cutting the land route between Wales and the Cornish Britons of the southwest, compressing British power to the western fringe.

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