BattlefieldsEnglish Recapture of Harlech 1409
Medieval

English Recapture of Harlech 1409

1409
Merionethshire, Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Merionethshire, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Glyndwr garrison
Forces
Welsh garrison c.80–150
VS
Victor
England
Forces
English besiegers c.1500–2500
Outcome
Harlech retaken; Glyndwr family captured; effective end of the rebellion
The Battle

History & Significance

The fall of Harlech in 1409 ended the Glyndwr principality; his wife Margaret and daughters were captured and died in the Tower of London; Glyndwr himself vanished and was never captured.

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