Siege of Exeter (1068)

Siege of Exeter
Part of the Norman Conquest
Part of the Exeter's Roman city wall, repaired and defended by the English in 1068.
Date Spring 1068 Location Exeter Result Conditional surrender of the city
Belligerents
Exonian rebels and allies from other nearby cities	Royal forces
Commanders and leaders
Gytha Thorkelsdóttir	William I of England
Strength
Much of Exeter's population and allies from other local towns	Initially 500 Norman cavalry supported by English fyrd infantry

The siege of Exeter occurred early in 1068 when King William I of England marched a combined army of Normans and loyal Englishmen westwards to force the submission of the city of Exeter in Devon, a stronghold of Anglo-Saxon resistance against Norman rule following the Norman conquest of England. After a siege lasting eighteen days, the city surrendered to William under generous terms and allowed the Normans to consolidate their hold over the West Country.