battle, notable, medieval
Battle of the Winwaed
Battle of the Winwaed was a battle fought in AD 655 at Cock Beck, in what is now United Kingdom. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cock Beck. The recorded result: Northumbrian victory. Recorded strength: 800 Bernician forces against 1,400 Mercian forces; 800 East Anglian forces.
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Record
| Date | AD 655 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Cock Beck, United Kingdom 53.833N, 1.431W | |
| Kind | Battle, medieval | |
| Strength | 800 Bernician forces | 1,400 Mercian forces; 800 East Anglian forces |
| Casualties and losses | 500 killed | 450 killed in battle, 500 drowned |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Seacroft Moor 1643, 2.8 km NE
- Battle of Bramham Moor 1408, 6.8 km NE
- Battle of Leeds 1643, 8.3 km SW
- Siege of Leeds 1321, 8.6 km SW
- Battle of Towton 1461, 11 km E
Elsewhere in AD 655
- Battle of the Masts Turkey
Battle of the Winwaed 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 Q1517749, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Winwaed, revision 1370602747, 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.