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Battle of Oswestry

Name: Battle of Oswestry – England factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

England · Warfare / Mercia-Northumbria War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Oswald5 August 642

Oswestry · Warfare / Mercia-Northumbria War

Killed in battle by King Penda of Mercia

Names involved

Oswald

Provenance

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