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Siege of Exeter

Siege of Exeter was a siege conducted in AD 630 at Exeter, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Truce.

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FoughtAD 630
WhereExeter, United Kingdom52.650N, 3.067W
OutcomeTruce
BelligerentsBritonsagainstMercia
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

DateAD 630 (year precision)
PlaceExeter, United Kingdom
52.650N, 3.067W
KindSiege, medieval
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Cadwallon ap Cadfan
  • Penda of Mercia
Siege of ExeterSiege of ExeterBattle of Cefn DigollBattle of ButtingtonBattle of Domen GastellBattle of Powis CastleBattle of NantcribaBattle of Powis CastleBattle of NantcribaBirminghamManchesterLeedsCardiffLiverpoolNottinghamBlackpoolLuton100 km52.650N, 3.067W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 10 times between AD 630 and 1644.

Elsewhere in AD 630

Siege of Exeter is one of 203 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q15277676, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Exeter (c. 630), revision 1370741092, 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.