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Battle of Maserfield

Name: Battle of Maserfield
Start: 0642-08-05
Location: Oswestry, United Kingdom

Battle of Maserfield was a battle fought on 5 August AD 642 at Oswestry, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Mercian-Brittonic victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 Mercian forces; 1,200 Powysian forces against 1,000.

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Fought5 August AD 642

WhereOswestry, United Kingdom52.860N, 3.054W

OutcomeMercian-Brittonic victory

BelligerentsKingdom of Mercia; Kingdom of Gwynedd; Kingdom of PowysagainstKingdom of Northumbria

Casualties and losses100 Mercians killed; 600 Powysian fighters killedandHeavy, 800 killed

Record

Date	5 August AD 642
Place	Oswestry, United Kingdom 52.860N, 3.054W
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	2,000 Mercian forces; 1,200 Powysian forces	1,000
Casualties and losses	100 Mercians killed; 600 Powysian fighters killed	Heavy, 800 killed
Commanders	Penda of Mercia Eowa of Mercia Cynddylan	Oswald of Northumbria

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 Oswestry 1644, 0.1 km NW
Battle of Chirk Castle 1644, 8.7 km N
Battle of Crogen 1165, 9.4 km N
Battle of Bodyddon Castle 1257, 9.6 km S
Battle of Carreghofa 1213, 9.8 km S

Elsewhere in AD 642

Battle of Maserfield is one of 179 engagements of the 7th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1818410, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Maserfield, revision 1383649646, 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.