Battle of Tamworth

The Siege of Tamworth occurred from 873 to 874 AD when the Viking Great Heathen Army – led by the brothers Ubbe Ragnarsson and Ivar the Boneless – laid siege to the Mercian royal centre and fortress of Tamworth, defended by King Burgred of Mercia and his war-thegn Leofrith. The city fell following an all-out assault by the Vikings, and Tamworth was then sacked and the King forced into hiding, to be captured and exiled by the Vikings not long after.[1]

Battle of Tamworth
Part of the Viking invasions of England
Date873 - 874 AD
Location
Tamworth, England
Result

Viking victory

  • Ceowulf installed as King of Mercia.
  • Burghred exiled to Rome.
Belligerents
Great Heathen Army Kingdom of Mercia
Commanders and leaders
Ubba
Ivar the Boneless		 Burghred of Mercia
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

References
  1. "Part 2: A.D. 750 – 919". Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. King Alfred. pp. A.D. 913, 918. Retrieved 26 August 2013.

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