BattlefieldsAmbush and Killing of Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare, near Abergavenny, 1136
Medieval

Ambush and Killing of Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare, near Abergavenny, 1136

1136
Wales
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
ambush
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Normans (Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare and his escort)
VS
Victor
Welsh (men of Gwent under Iorwerth ab Owain and his brother Morgan)
Outcome
Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare, lord of Ceredigion, was ambushed and killed by the men of Gwent while travelling with only a small escort toward Ceredigion; his death triggered the wider Welsh revolt of 1136, culminating in the separate Battle of Crug Mawr near Cardigan later that year
The Battle

History & Significance

A medieval ambush fought in 1136 Wales. Recorded strengths: not recorded (Richard travelled with only a small escort; exact numbers on either side not given in surviving sources).

Confirmed battlefield location
Casualties & Losses

not recorded in numeric terms; Richard fitz Gilbert de Clare himself was killed

Forces Involved

not recorded (Richard travelled with only a small escort; exact numbers on either side not given in surviving sources)

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