Battle of Hingston Down
Egbert is victorious at Hingston Down & annexes Cornwall to Wessex. Defeats a combined army of Britons and Norse at Hingston Down, Cornwall
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838 in England
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Capture of Cornwall
Egbert is victorious at Hingston Down & annexes Cornwall to Wessex
Rule of Cornwall
Egbert is victorious at Hingston Down & annexes Cornwall to Wessex
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