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Siege of Exeter

Siege of Exeter was a siege conducted in 1068 at Exeter, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Norman conquest of England, which ran from 1066 to 1075. The recorded result: Conditional surrender of the city.

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Fought1068
WhereExeter, United Kingdom50.726N, 3.530W
OutcomeConditional surrender of the city
BelligerentsExonian rebels and allies from other nearby citiesagainstRoyal forces
Part ofNorman conquest of England1066 to 1075

Where it sits in the Norman conquest of England

Battle of Hastings, 1066Siege of Exeter, 1068Battle of Northam, 1068Battle of Bleadon, 1068Harrying of the North, 1069Battle of Durham, 106910661069Siege of Exeter, 1068
6 placed engagements of the Norman conquest of England in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1068 (year precision)
PlaceExeter, United Kingdom
50.726N, 3.530W
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthMuch of Exeter's population and allies from other local townsInitially 500 Norman cavalry supported by English fyrd infantry
Commanders
  • Gytha Thorkelsdóttir
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Elsewhere in 1068

Siege of Exeter is one of 334 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509995, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Exeter (1068), revision 1370741086, 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.