The attack Attack killed Killing 202 people ( including 88 Australians , 38 Indonesians , 23 Britons , and people of more than 20 other nationalities ) .

According to some early medieval sources , the Siege of Exeter or Siege of Caer-Uisc was a military conflict Hostile_encounter that took place Process_start in or around 630 CE , between the Mercians , led by Penda of Mercia , and the Britons occupying Caer-Uisc ( Exeter ) in the kingdom of Dumnonia .

The Flores Historiarum ( mistakenly attributed to Matthew of Westminster ) recalls Statement that the Britons were still in possession of Exeter in 632 , when it was bravely defended Defending against Penda of Mercia until relieved by Cadwallon , who engaged Participation and defeated Hostile_encounter the Mercians with great slaughter .

Fifteen hostages , all of Indonesian nationality , were released Releasing relatively quickly , but eleven ( comprising Cause_to_be_included four Britons , two Dutch , and five Indonesians ) remained Presence in OPM hands .