BattlefieldsOwain Gwynedd Campaigns in Powys 1149
Medieval

Owain Gwynedd Campaigns in Powys 1149

1149
Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Powys border lords
Forces
Powys border lords
VS
Victor
Owain Gwynedd
Forces
Gwynedd under Owain Gwynedd
Outcome
Gwynedd extends control into eastern Powys; border districts secured
The Battle

History & Significance

Owain Gwynedd expands south and east into Powys, exploiting the chaos of the English civil war between Stephen and Matilda. He takes control of territories along the upper Dee and Severn headwaters, extending Gwynedd power further than it had reached since Rhodri Mawr. These gains give him the economic base to resist Henry II.

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