siege, medieval
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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Record
| Date | AD 630 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Exeter, United Kingdom 52.650N, 3.067W | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Result | Truce | |
| Belligerents | Britons | Mercia |
| Commanders | King Cadwallon | King Penda |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Cefn Digoll AD 630, same recorded site
- Battle of Buttington AD 893, 2.9 km
- Battle of Domen Gastell 1196, 5.0 km
- Battle of Powis Castle 1274, 6.2 km
- Battle of Nantcriba 1263, 6.5 km
Elsewhere in AD 630
- Battle of Hunayn Saudi Arabia
Siege of Exeter is one of 102 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 599 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.