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Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen 1401

1401
Ceredigion, Wales
Also known as: Battle of Hyddgen
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Ceredigion, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English and Flemish force
Forces
English/Flemish c.2,000–3,000; Welsh pitched victory.
VS
Victor
Glyndwr rebels
Forces
Glyndŵr c.1,500–2,000
Outcome
Glyndwr defeated a larger English and Flemish force in the Pumlumon hills
The Battle

History & Significance

Mynydd Hyddgen was the first major Welsh victory of the rebellion; Glyndwr outnumbered force drove off English and Flemish troops on the wild Pumlumon plateau, proving the rebellion could survive.

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