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Battle of Maesyfed 1195

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Key facts

Date (year)1195Wikidata P585 point in time
Century12th centuryderived
PeriodNorman & medievalderived
CountryWalesderived
War / conflictNorman Invasion of WalesWikidata
ParticipantsEnglish people, Welsh peopleWikidata

About the battle

Battle near Radnor in 1195, the last campaign of the Lord Rhys of Deheubarth, in which his Welsh forces defeated an army led by Roger Mortimer of Wigmore and Hugh de Say; forty knights were killed. (Wikidata description, reviewed and corrected; sources: Welsh Wikipedia: Brwydr Maesyfed (rev 10962084); English Wikipedia: Rhys ap Gruffudd (rev 1372566005))

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Location

  • Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 52.2400, -3.1600

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