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Dafydd ap Gruffudd Attack on Hawarden Castle 1282

1282
Flintshire, Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Flintshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
English garrison at Hawarden Castle
Forces
Hawarden Castle sleeping garrison
VS
Victor
Dafydd ap Gruffudd
Forces
Dafydd ap Gruffudd night attack force
Outcome
Welsh surprise attack; Hawarden Castle taken, Clifford killed, Welsh war begins
The Battle

History & Significance

Dafydd ap Gruffudd launches the 1282 war with a surprise night attack on Hawarden Castle on Palm Sunday night, killing the constable Roger de Clifford and triggering the second Welsh war that leads to Llywelyn ap Gruffudd death. The attack is planned in secret and coordinated with uprisings elsewhere in Wales including Aberystwyth.

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