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Glyndwr Razes Welshpool — Early Phase 1400

1400
Powys, Wales
Also known as: Glyndwr at Welshpool 1400 · Pool devastated 1400
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Powys, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English and Marcher settlements
Forces
Pool burgesses and small garrison
VS
Victor
Glyndwr
Forces
Glyndwr raiding force
Outcome
Glyndwr's forces raided Pool (Welshpool) and surrounding marcher towns in the September 1400 sweep; English settlers fled or submitted
The Battle

History & Significance

The 1400 raids established Glyndwr's ability to strike across a wide area of the March; English marcher lords were shocked at the speed and scope of the rebellion

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Glyndwr Razes Welshpool — Early Phase 1400

Coed y Dinas Round Barrow
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~0.9 miles
Mount in Powis Castle Park
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1 miles
Offa's Dyke: Sections extending 675m S from centre of Goppas Wood
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~1.6 miles
Cursus, Llwyn-Wron (revealed by aerial photography)
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1.7 miles
Offa's Dyke: Pentre Section
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~1.7 miles
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