Battle of Otford (776)

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For the battle between Edmund II Ironside and Canute the Great, see Battle of Otford (1016).

The Battle of Otford was a battle fought in 776 between king Offa of Mercia and the Jutes of Kent.

Although the outcome of the battle is not recorded the re-establishment of Kent as an independent kingdom implies that the battle was won by Kent.