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Battles 464AD
Hengist of Ceint led his forces on a 2nd attempt to take St Albans, but due to a 2 week delay, Ambrosius of Caer Gloui managed to come to the relief of the city. After a hard fought battle, Ambrosius was forced to retire behind the city walls as darkness fell, causing Hengist to withdraw to his camp. The following day, Hengist led his forces back to London with the captive Aedile Brannicus of Gwent, whose unit was surrounded & slaughtered by Hengist's forces
A force led by Prince Eliffer of Edruac travelled south from York to assault & take Wroxeter. Here however he was intercepted by King Cadwallon of Gwynedd who demanded to know why his army was on Gwynedd lands. Following a delay, while Eliffer sought further orders from his King, his reply to Cadwallon was an attack on the Gwynedd & Powys forces. After a hard fought battle, Eliffer retired with his army to their capitals, without assaulting Wroxeter
While Magistrate Ambrosius was trying to save St Albans from Hengist's army, he dispatched his Commander Bedwyr to retake Silchester. Having failed to gain access through an open gate or bribe the Garrison Commander, Bedwyr finally took the city after a hard fought 2 week siege. Caer Celemion is now reunited under its Aedile Lucius
Bretwalda Ricberht led a huge force of allied Angles to assault Northampton in Cynwidion. About to overwhelm the settlement on his first assault but with no relief army approaching, the settlement surrendered. There was no support from either Aedile Lucius or Ambrosius, due to the recent battle at St Albans against Hengist
King Cynfarch Oer of North Rheged attempted to subdue Hawes by trickery, but having failed in this attempt by the Dunoting Queen, resorted to a siege. After 2 weeks of bitter fighting the settlement fell, with the Queen & her daughter being captured. Sub-King Arthurius, having returned from the Battle of St Albans, after his capital had fallen, moved with his Court into his minor settlement of Middleham
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