Battle of Monmouth 1233
Marker: recorded battle location (no official boundary).
Key facts
| Date (year) | 1233 | Wikidata P585 point in time |
|---|---|---|
| Century | 13th century | derived |
| Period | Norman & medieval | derived |
| Country | Wales | derived |
| War / conflict | Norman Invasion of Wales | Wikidata |
| Participants | Kingdom of England, Principality of Wales | Wikidata |
About the battle
The Battle of Monmouth took place on 25 November 1233, the feast day of St Catherine, between forces loyal to Henry III, King of England, and those of Richard Marshal, Earl of Pembroke and Lord Marshal of England, who had formed an alliance with the Welsh prince Llywelyn ap Iorwerth and his supporter Owain ap Gruffydd, a grandson of Rhys of Deheubarth.
Visiting the battlefield
The Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust refer to the battle as having taken place at Castle Field, to the west of the River Monnow, land today known as Vauxhall Fields. Other sources suggest, on the basis of an order placed in 1234 for thirty oaks from the Forest of Dean to repair the Church of St Thomas the Martyr, located to the south-west of the town, that the adjoining Monnow Bridge would have been the one mentioned in the chronicle of the fighting and which was partly destroyed at that time.
Location
- Recorded location (Wikidata; may be approximate): 51.8130, -2.7250
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Monmouth (1233) (revision 1370450252), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Location”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations removed. No text added.
Battle location from Wikidata (CC0).
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