Battles in Powys
9 battles fought in Powys (Wales), in date order. Every battle is on the map; click one for its official boundary (where there is one), date and history.
What battles were fought in Powys?
This site maps 9 battles in Powys, from the Battle of Cefn Digoll (630) to the Relief of Montgomery Castle (1644).
The war with the most battles here is the Glyndŵr Rebellion (2).
All battles in Powys
- Battle of Cefn Digoll 630anglo-saxon
- Siege of Exeter 630anglo-saxon
- Battle of Buttington 893Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Mechain 1069medieval
- Battle of Orewin Bridge 1282medieval
- Battle of Maes Moydog 1295medieval
- Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen 1401Glyndŵr Rebellion
- Battle of Bryn Glas 1402Glyndŵr Rebellion
- Relief of Montgomery Castle 1644First English Civil War
Counties: ceremonial counties in England (Yorkshire as the whole historic county), council areas in Scotland, principal areas in Wales and counties in Ireland, assigned from each battle’s map position using Natural Earth boundaries (public domain). Battles near a border may fall on the other side.