Battle of Wroughton

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The Battle of Wroughton, also known as the Battle of Ellendun, was a pivotal 9th-century conflict in Anglo-Saxon England that helped establish Wessex as the dominant kingdom in the south.

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instanceOf battle
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Battle of Ellendun NERFINISHED
approximateLocation near modern Wroughton, Wiltshire
belligerent Mercia NERFINISHED
Wessex NERFINISHED
combatant Beornwulf of Mercia NERFINISHED
Egbert of Wessex NERFINISHED
commander Beornwulf of Mercia NERFINISHED
Egbert of Wessex NERFINISHED
conflictBetween Kingdom of Mercia NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED
date 825
era Heptarchy NERFINISHED
followedBy consolidation of Wessex control over Essex
consolidation of Wessex control over Kent
consolidation of Wessex control over Surrey
consolidation of Wessex control over Sussex
expansion of Wessex influence
follows Mercian dominance in southern England
geographicalContext southern England
historicalCategory 9th-century battles
Battles involving Mercia
Battles involving Wessex
languageOfPrimarySources Old English
locatedIn Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED
England
Wiltshire
Wroughton NERFINISHED
locatedNear Swindon NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED
partOf Anglo-Saxon wars NERFINISHED
politicalContext struggle for supremacy among Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
precededBy Mercian overlordship of southern kingdoms
result Mercian defeat
Wessex victory
significance established Wessex as dominant kingdom in southern England
marked decline of Mercian supremacy
pivotal conflict in Anglo-Saxon England
timePeriod 9th century
Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED
typeOfConflict inter-kingdom war

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Battle of Ellendun alsoKnownAs Battle of Wroughton