BattlefieldsShrewsbury Resistance 1069
Medieval

Shrewsbury Resistance 1069

1069
England
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English Shropshire levies and Welsh allies
Forces
Norman Marcher garrison under Roger de Montgomery
VS
Victor
Norman forces under Roger de Montgomery
Forces
English Shropshire levies and Welsh allies
Outcome
Resistance suppressed as William secured the north; Roger de Montgomery's position consolidated
The Battle

History & Significance

Shrewsbury and the surrounding Shropshire territory resisted Norman authority during the 1069 revolt, with local English magnates exploiting the distraction of the northern uprising to contest control of the Marches. The revolt in Shropshire was connected to Welsh border resistance and the activities of Edric the Wild, whose raids from the west complemented the general English rising.

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