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Battle of Crug Mawr
| Battle of Crug Mawr | |||||||
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| Part of the Norman invasion of Wales | |||||||
 The location of the battle, two miles from Aberteifi (Cardigan) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Kingdom of Gwynedd Kingdom of Deheubarth | Norman and Flemish forces from all the south Wales lordships | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Owain Gwynedd Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd Gruffydd ap Rhys |
Robert FitzMartin Robert FitzStephen Maurice FitzGerald | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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4,000 infantrymen 2,000 cavalrymen[2] | Described as "substantial"[2] | ||||||
The Battle of Crug Mawr (Welsh: Brwydr Crug Mawr), sometimes referred to as the Battle of Cardigan, took place in September or October 1136, as part of a struggle between the Welsh and Normans for control of Ceredigion, West Wales.[1]
The battle was fought near Penparc, northeast of Cardigan, probably on the hill now known as Banc-y-Warren; it resulted in a rout of the Norman forces, setting back their expansion in West Wales for some years.
- ^ a b "Dyfed Archaeological Trust: Cardigan". Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ a b John France (1999). Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades, 1000-1300. Psychology Press. p. 191. ISBN 9781857284676. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
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