Battle of Deorham

Battle of Deorham
Part of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain
Earthworks around Hinton Hill, just north of Dyrham, Gloucestershire
Date 577 Location Dyrham, South Gloucestershire, England Result Saxon victory, permanently dividing Wales from the Celtic south-west of England
Belligerents
West Saxons	Britons
Commanders and leaders
Ceawlin Cuthwine	Conmail † Condidan † Farinmail †

The Battle of Deorham (or Dyrham) is portrayed by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as an important military encounter between the West Saxons and the Britons in the West Country in 577. The Chronicle depicts the battle as a major victory for Wessex's forces, led by Ceawlin and one Cuthwine, resulting in the capture of the Romano-British towns of Glevum (Gloucester), Corinium Dobunnorum (Cirencester), and Aquae Sulis (Bath).