Lord Rhys captured Cardigan Castle in 1165 during the general Welsh resurgence that followed Henry II's disastrous 1165 campaign. Cardigan — the strategic centre of Ceredigion — had been in Norman hands since Fitz Gilbert's day. Its capture gave Rhys complete control of south-west Wales. He held the first recorded Eisteddfod at Cardigan Castle in 1176.
Lord Rhys: c.1,500–2,500 men. Norman garrison: c.100–200 men.
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