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Battle of Maes Moydog

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61: 225:"On 5th March William de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, gave battle with the Welsh in the place which is called in their proper tongue Meismedoc; and of whom he slew from those seven hundred noble men drowned and fatally wounded. Madoc ap Llwelyn their captain, however, he escaped with difficulty to their own disgrace." 228:
A second, smaller engagement near a place that the English records call 'Thesseweit' - the location of which remains uncertain - resulted in the loss of Madog's supply train. English losses totalled around one hundred dead; Welsh losses were placed at seven hundred. The battle was a crucial step in
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Quinto die Martii Willelmus de Bello Campo comes Warewik commisit bellum cum Wallensibus in loco quod dicitur lingua eorum Meismeidoc ; et prostravit ex illis de nobilioribus septingentos viros præter submersos et letaliter vul neratos. Sed Madocus ap Lewelin eorum princeps cum dedecore vix
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J. G. Edwards “The Battle of Maes Madog and the Welsh Campaign of 1294-5.” The English Historical Review, vol. 39, no. 153, 1924, pp. 1–12.
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gave the English the upper hand. Madog's men were routed and flew into headlong retreat across the swollen river Banwy, in which many drowned.
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breaking Welsh resistance in the revolt; Madog was run to ground and captured in late July 1295.
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Annales monastici, 1864, London : Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 519.
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who, on hearing that Madog's army was camped in a valley close to his base at
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A primary source for the Battle is the Annals of Worcester :
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and others against English rule, near the modern-day town of
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Battle in 1295 during the revolt against English rule
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52°38′56″N 3°19′26″W / 52.649°N 3.324°W / 52.649; -3.324

English Crown
Welsh
William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick
Madog ap Llywelyn
Welsh
the revolt
Madog ap Llywelyn
Llanfair Caereinion
Powys
Wales
Earl of Warwick
Welshpool
archers
crossbows
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Battles involving Wales
1295 in Wales
History of Powys
Conflicts in 1295
Llanfair Caereinion

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