Faulkes de Breaute was among the most aggressive English commanders attempting to assert royal control over the Welsh March in the 1220s. Llywelyn the Great blocked his operations near Montgomery, demonstrating that English royal officials could not operate freely in the March without Welsh consent. The episode was part of the sustained border pressure that Llywelyn maintained throughout his long rule, always probing for weakness without triggering a full English response.
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