On Palm Sunday 21 March 1282, Dafydd ap Gruffudd — Llywelyn's brother and a former English ally — attacked Hawarden Castle in Flintshire, capturing the English constable Roger de Clifford. Simultaneously Welsh forces attacked Flint, Rhuddlan and other castles across the north. Dafydd's sudden attack triggered the Second Welsh War — but he had not told his brother Llywelyn in advance. Llywelyn reluctantly joined the revolt he had not planned. Dafydd's rash action ultimately ended Welsh independence.
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