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Battle of Hyddgen

Q: When did Battle of Hyddgen take place?

Battle of Hyddgen took place in 1401, in Ceredigion, Wales. Welsh forces under Owain Glyndwr repelled a larger Anglo-Flemish attack, killing around 200, chasing the main force away and taking prisoners; the victory gave the Welsh Revolt new impetus and prompted Henry IV to raise an army in response.

Q: Who won Battle of Hyddgen?

Wales (Owain Glyndwr's forces) was victorious. The defeated side was England (Anglo-Flemish settlers and soldiers). Welsh forces under Owain Glyndwr repelled a larger Anglo-Flemish attack, killing around 200, chasing the main force away and taking prisoners; the victory gave the Welsh Revolt new impetus and prompted Henry IV to raise an army in response.

1401

Ceredigion, Wales

Era

Medieval

Battle Type

Pitched Battle

Location

Ceredigion, Wales

Status

Unregistered

The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated

England (Anglo-Flemish settlers and soldiers)

Victor

Wales (Owain Glyndwr's forces)

Forces involved

Welsh: estimated 120 to about 500 men (depending on whether archers are included); English/Flemish: claimed 1,500 in the chronicle account, though historians doubt this figure and consider several hundred more likely

Outcome

Welsh forces under Owain Glyndwr repelled a larger Anglo-Flemish attack, killing around 200, chasing the main force away and taking prisoners; the victory gave the Welsh Revolt new impetus and prompted Henry IV to raise an army in response.

The Battle

History & Significance

Battle of Hyddgen was a medieval pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in the area of Ceredigion, Wales in 1401. Wales (Owain Glyndwr's forces) prevailed over England (Anglo-Flemish settlers and soldiers). Welsh forces under Owain Glyndwr repelled a larger Anglo-Flemish attack, killing around 200, chasing the main force away and taking prisoners; the victory gave the Welsh Revolt new impetus and prompted Henry IV to raise an army in response.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Battle of Hyddgen lies on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Casualties & Losses

Welsh: fewer than 50 killed; English/Flemish: around 200 killed

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Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Hyddgen

Carn Gwilym Round Cairns

Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~0.8 mi

Carn Gwilym Round Cairns is a prehistoric round cairn located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG104. The monument comprises stone cairn mounds built during the Bronze Age, when communities across Britain constructed such monuments as burial places and territorial markers. Round cai…

Chris Andrews / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Esgair y Ffordd ring cairn

Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~0.9 mi

Esgair y Ffordd ring cairn is a prehistoric ceremonial monument located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference MG310. Ring cairns are circular mounds of stone built during the Bronze Age, typically constructed as ritual or ceremonial structures rather than burial mounds, though their precise…

Afon Hyddgen stone row

Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1.2 mi

Afon Hyddgen stone row is a prehistoric stone row located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference MG309. The monument consists of stones arranged in linear form, a ceremonial or territorial marker typical of Bronze Age ritual landscapes across Britain and Ireland. The…

Sandy Gerrard / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Hut Circle Settlement below Foel Isaf, Bugeilyn

Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1.7 mi

Hut Circle Settlement below Foel Isaf, Bugeilyn is a prehistoric settlement comprising stone-built dwellings sited on the slopes below Foel Isaf in Wales. The settlement remains are visible as a cluster of hut circles, which represent the foundations and walls of roundhouses built directly onto b…

John Lucas / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

North Cairn on Pen Plynlimon-Fawr

Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~2.7 mi

North Cairn on Pen Plynlimon-Fawr is a prehistoric round cairn situated on the high moorland of central Wales. The monument stands on bedrock of Ashgill mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, geology typical of this elevated terrain. The cairn represents a burial or ceremonial structure built during…

John Lucas / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Central Cairn on Pen Plynlimon-Fawr

Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~2.8 mi

Central Cairn on Pen Plynlimon-Fawr is a prehistoric round cairn located on the high moorland of mid-Wales. The monument sits upon bedrock composed of Ashgill rocks—mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formations dating to the Ashgill geological period. This elevated position, characteristic of cair…

John Lucas / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons

Banc Llechwedd-mawr round cairns

Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1 miles

Craig y Dullfan ring cairn

Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1.7 miles

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