Battle of Aylesford

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Battle of Aylesford
Part of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain
Anglo-Saxon Migration in the 5th century
Date 455 AD Location Aylesford, Kent Result Unclear
Belligerents
Anglo-Saxons	Britons
Commanders and leaders
Hengist Horsa †	Possibly Vortigern Vortimer Catigern †
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Aylesford or Epsford (Old English: Æȝelesford) was fought between Britons and Anglo-Saxons recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and the Historia Brittonum. Both sources concur that it involved the Anglo-Saxon leaders Hengist and Horsa on one side and the family of Vortigern on the other, but neither says who won the battle. It was fought near Æglesthrep, presumed to be Aylesford, in Kent.