BattlefieldsRaid on Denbigh and Flint 1400
Medieval

Raid on Denbigh and Flint 1400

1400
Denbighshire, Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Denbighshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English border towns
Forces
English garrisons c.200–400; multiple town raids.
VS
Victor
Glyndwr rebels
Forces
Glyndŵr rebels c.1,000–2,000
Outcome
Denbigh, Flint, Rhuddlan and Holt burned during opening raids
The Battle

History & Significance

In the opening days of the Glyndwr rebellion the rebels burned multiple north Wales towns, demonstrating both the scale of resentment and the vulnerability of English settler towns.

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