The Battle of Campston Hill took place in 1404 during the Welsh revolt led by Owain Glyndŵr against English rule. The revolt had seen considerable Welsh successes in the years preceding the battle, with Glyndŵr gaining control of most of Wales by 1404 and holding a parliament at Machynlleth in the presence of envoys from France, Scotland, and the Spanish kingdoms of Castile and Leon. The battle at Campston Hill, fought near Llangattock Lingoed in Monmouthshire, resulted in a defeat for the Welsh forces under Glyndŵr at the hands of the English.
The battle is noted as one of two engagements fought in the vicinity of Llangattock Lingoed, the other being the Battle of Grosmont in 1405. A large early fifteenth-century wall painting in the nearby Church of St Cadoc at Llangattock Lingoed, depicting St George slaying the dragon, has been interpreted by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales as a possible reference to the English victories at Campston Hill and Grosmont. Beyond these broad details, the sources do not provide further information regarding the precise course of the engagement or the forces involved.
The nearby Church of St Cadoc at Llangattock Lingoed preserves a large wall painting of the early fifteenth century depicting St George slaying the dragon, which the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales has suggested may be a reference to the defeat of Owain Glyndŵr by the English at the battles of Campston Hill in 1404 and Grosmont in 1405, both of which were fought close to the village.
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