BattlefieldsBasingwerk Siege — Henry II Advance on Gwynedd 1157
Medieval

Basingwerk Siege — Henry II Advance on Gwynedd 1157

1157
Flintshire, Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Flintshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Owain Gwynedd of Gwynedd
Forces
Gwynedd rear-guard forces
VS
Victor
Henry II of England
Forces
English royal army under Henry II
Outcome
English capture Basingwerk; Owain Gwynedd retreats strategically
The Battle

History & Significance

Henry II advances along the north Wales coastal corridor to reassert English authority over Gwynedd, besieging and capturing the Flintshire position at Basingwerk. Owain Gwynedd temporarily retreats but prepares to ambush the English forces in the forests further west.

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