siege, medieval
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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Record
| Date | 1068 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Exeter, United Kingdom 50.726N, 3.530W | |
| Part of | Norman conquest of England (1066 to 1075) | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Result | Conditional surrender of the city | |
| Belligerents | Exonian rebels and allies from other nearby cities | Royal forces |
| Commanders | Gytha Thorkelsdóttir | William I of England |
| Strength | Much of Exeter's population and allies from other local towns | Initially 500 Norman cavalry supported by English fyrd infantry |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Pinhoe 1001, 4.2 km
- Battle of Bovey Heath 1646, 19 km
- Battle of Sourton Down 1643, 37 km
- Siege of Lyme Regis 1644, 42 km
- Sieges of Taunton 1644, 44 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Hastings 14 October 1066
Elsewhere in 1068
- Siege of Bari Italy
- Battle of the Alta River Ukraine
- Battle of Llantada Spain
Siege of Exeter is one of 185 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 599 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.