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Battle of Llandeilo Fawr 1282

Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).

Key facts

Date (year)1282Wikidata P585 point in time
Century13th centuryderived
PeriodNorman & medievalderived
CountryWalesderived
War / conflictConquest of Wales by Edward I of EnglandWikidata
ParticipantsEnglish people, Kingdom of England, Welsh peopleWikidata

About the battle

The Battle of Llandeilo Fawr took place during the conquest of Wales by Edward I, at Llandeilo between an English army led by Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, and a South Welsh army led by Rhys ap Maredudd.

Visiting the battlefield

Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 51.8840, -3.9960

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Llandeilo Fawr (revision 1370447816), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations removed. No text added.

Battle location from Wikidata (CC0).

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