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Battle of Badon

Battle of Badon was a battle fought in AD 500 at United Kingdom. It was part of Anglo-Saxon settlement of England, which ran from AD 450 to AD 625. The recorded result: Brittonic victory.

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FoughtAD 500
WhereUnited Kingdom51.380N, 2.360W
OutcomeBrittonic victory
BelligerentsRomano-Britons; Celtic BritonsagainstAnglo-Saxons
Part ofAnglo-Saxon settlement of EnglandAD 450 to AD 625

Where it sits in Anglo-Saxon settlement of England

Battle of Guoloph, AD 437Battle of Aylesford, AD 455Battle of Crayford, AD 457Battle of Wippedesfleot, AD 466Battle of Mercredesburne, AD 485Battle of Badon, AD 500Battle of Beran Byrig, AD 556Battle of Deorham, AD 577Battle of Woden's Burg, AD 592Battle of Chester, AD 615AD 437AD 615Battle of Badon, AD 500
10 placed engagements of Anglo-Saxon settlement of England in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 500 (year precision)
PlaceUnited Kingdom
51.380N, 2.360W
KindBattle, ancient
Commanders
  • Ambrosius Aurelianus
  • King Arthur
Battle of BadonBattle of BadonBattle of LansdowneBattle of EdingtonBattle of DeorhamSiege of BristolSiege of BristolBattle of DeorhamSiege of BristolBirminghamBrightonPortsmouthPlymouthLutonOxfordPeterboroughCambridge100 km51.380N, 2.360W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Badon
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Badon today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-07-12. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 26 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 10 to 250 m, 240 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 49% tree cover, 27% built-up, 23% grassland.

tree cover: 49%built-up: 27%grassland: 23%tree cover 49%built-up 27%grassland 23%
west to east, 10.0 km19 to 195 mnorth to south, 10.0 km18 to 167 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 500

Battle of Badon is one of 92 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q595320, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Badon, revision 1383171043, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.