battle, medieval

Battle of Benfleet

Name: Battle of Benfleet
Location: unparished part of Castle Point, United Kingdom

Battle of Benfleet was a battle fought in AD 894 at unparished part of Castle Point, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Anglo-Saxon victory.

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FoughtAD 894

Whereunparished part of Castle Point, United Kingdom51.550N, 0.560E

OutcomeAnglo-Saxon victory

BelligerentsWessex; MerciaagainstVikings

Casualties and lossesUnknownandCombat losses unknown; Women and children captured; Ships lost

Record

Date	AD 894 (year precision)
Place	unparished part of Castle Point, United Kingdom 51.550N, 0.560E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Combat losses unknown; Women and children captured; Ships lost
Commanders	Edward the Elder Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Assandun 1016, 11 km NE
Raid on the Medway 1667, 16 km S
Battle of the Medway AD 43, 18 km SE
Battle of Maldon AD 991, 21 km NE
Battle of Aylesford AD 455, 26 km S

Elsewhere in AD 894

Battle of Stamford (894) United Kingdom

Battle of Benfleet is one of 193 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q113947145, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Benfleet, revision 1370107663, 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.