BattlefieldsMorgan ap Maredudd Glamorgan Rising 1294
Medieval

Morgan ap Maredudd Glamorgan 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
Glamorgan March lords
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Glamorgan Welsh forces under Morgan ap Maredudd
Outcome
Initial Welsh success; Morgan surrenders after Madog defeat, receives pardon
The Battle

History & Significance

Morgan ap Maredudd of Glamorgan rises against Norman Marcher authority concurrent with the Madog uprising of 1294-95, attacking English lordships in Glamorgan uplands. The rising exploits the withdrawal of English forces to suppress Madog in the north. Morgan seeks to restore Welsh rule in Gwynllwg and Senghenydd before English forces return south.

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