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Battle of Burford
Defeats King Athelbald of Mercia overthrowing the Mercian overlordship
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Burford in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Defeats King Athelbald of Mercia overthrowing the Mercian overlordship
Leads a force of Mercians, men of Kent, East Saxons & East Angles. Defeated by Cuthreds forces led by Ethelhun
Defeats King Athelbald of Mercia overthrowing the Mercian overlordship
Puts down the Leveller mutiny
Puts down the Leveller mutiny
Church is shot with other Leveller mutineers after the Burford rising, marking the destruction of the Levellers' organised support base within the New Model Army
Cromwell helps suppress the Leveller-linked mutiny at Burford after army units resist orders and challenge the authority of their commanders.
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