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The Siege of Exeter occurred in 1068 when William I marched a combined army of Normans and Englishmen loyal to the king west to force the submission of Exeter, a stronghold of Anglo-Saxon resistance against Norman rule. After the Norman Conquest, the Saxons of Devon, Somerset and Dorset rallied at Exeter in support of the remnants of the Godwin family.

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  • The Siege of Exeter occurred in 1068 when William I marched a combined army of Normans and Englishmen loyal to the king west to force the submission of Exeter, a stronghold of Anglo-Saxon resistance against Norman rule. After the Norman Conquest, the Saxons of Devon, Somerset and Dorset rallied at Exeter in support of the remnants of the Godwin family.
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  • Siege of Exeter
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  • Unknown
combatant
  • Royal forces
  • Exonian rebelsand allies from other nearby cities
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is part of military conflict
place of military conflict
result
  • Conditional surrender of the city
strength
  • Much of Exeter's population of 2500 and allies from other local cities
  • Initially 500 cavalry with reinforcements arriving throughout the siege
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