The Battle Hostile_encounter of Otford was a battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter in 776 between the Mercians , led by Offa of Mercia , and the Jutes of Kent .

Kent was struggling Hostile_encounter to remain independent against the growing power of Mercia .

Offa 's victory over Wessex at Bensington , Mercian pressure resumed Process_start and Kent was absorbed Conquering into Mercia .

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 .