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Benson, battle of

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Benson, battle of, c.777. This was an important victory in Oxfordshire in the fluctuating struggle between Mercia and Wessex. Offa of Mercia defeated Cynewulf of Wessex and took possession of territories south of the Thames.

J. A. Cannon

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