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Battle of Peonnum

Battle of Peonnum was a battle fought in AD 660 in what is now United Kingdom. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Saxon victory.

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FoughtAD 660
WhereUnited Kingdom51.300N, 3.000W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSaxon victory
BelligerentsWest SaxonsagainstBritons

Record

DateAD 660 (year precision)
PlaceUnited Kingdom
51.300N, 3.000W
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Cenwalh of Wessex
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Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in AD 660

Battle of Peonnum 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 Q4087456, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Peonnum, revision 1370453088, 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.