Battle of Crug Mawr | |||||||
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Part of the Norman invasion of Wales | |||||||
The location of the battle, two miles from Aberteifi (Cardigan) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of Gwynedd Kingdom of Deheubarth | Norman and Flemish forces from all the south Wales lordships | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Owain Gwynedd Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd Gruffydd ap Rhys |
Robert FitzMartin Robert FitzStephen Maurice FitzGerald | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4,000 infantrymen 2,000 cavalrymen[1] | Described as "substantial"[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Said to be light |
3,000 killed Many captured and wounded |
The Battle of Crug Mawr (Welsh: Brwydr Crug Mawr), sometimes referred to as the Battle of Cardigan, took place in September or October 1136, as part of a struggle between the Welsh and Normans for control of Ceredigion, West Wales.[2]
The battle was fought near Penparc, northeast of Cardigan, probably on the hill now known as Banc-y-Warren; it resulted in a rout of the Norman forces, setting back their expansion in West Wales for some years.