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Battle of Campston Hill 1404

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Key facts

Date (year)1404Wikidata P585 point in time
Century15th centuryderived
PeriodWars of the Roses & late medievalderived
CountryWalesderived
War / conflictGlyndŵr RebellionWikidata
ParticipantsKingdom of England, Principality of WalesWikidata

About the battle

Battle near Grosmont, probably on 10 June 1404, in which an English army under the Earl of Warwick defeated the forces of Owain Glyndŵr. (Wikidata description, reviewed and corrected; sources: Welsh Wikipedia: Brwydr Mynydd Camstwn (rev 15073359); French Wikipedia: Bataille de Campston Hill (rev 239347974))

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Location

  • Approximate location: the point for Campston Hill (OS SO362224, Welsh and French Wikipedia) (Wikidata’s own point for this battle is wrong; corrected, see sources under “About the battle”): 51.8969, -2.9279

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Battle location from Wikidata (CC0). There is no English Wikipedia article on this battle yet; the description above is based on Wikidata, corrected against the sources cited.

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