The most significant English defeat of the 1282 Welsh war. Luke de Tany had built a pontoon bridge across the Menai Strait from Anglesey to the mainland in advance of a planned coordinated attack. He jumped the gun and crossed early, against orders. Llywelyn was waiting with a large army. A rising tide cut off the English from their bridge and they were driven into the sea. De Tany drowned, along with sixteen named knights and over 400 men. Despite this disaster, Llywelyn was killed just five weeks later.
Luke de Tany and 16 knights drowned; c.400 soldiers killed
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