BattlefieldsCynan ap Maredudd Ceredigion Rising 1294
Medieval

Cynan ap Maredudd Ceredigion Rising 1294

1294
Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
English garrisons
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Ceredigion Welsh forces under Cynan ap Maredudd
Outcome
Welsh rising initially successful; suppressed when Edward I returns from France
The Battle

History & Significance

Cynan ap Maredudd leads a parallel rising in Ceredigion and mid-Wales coordinated with Madog ap Llywelyn main uprising of 1294-95. Welsh forces attack English administrative centres and castles in the region, temporarily reversing English control of west Wales before Edward I forces converge to suppress all branches of the revolt.

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