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
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).