Battle of Crug Mawr

This article is about the 1136 battle in Ceredigion. For the hill in the Black Mountains, see Crug Mawr.
Battle of Crug Mawr
Part of the Norman invasion of Wales

The location of the battle, two miles from Aberteifi (Cardigan)
Date10 October 1136
Location
Crug Mawr, Ceredigion
52°05′46″N 4°37′16″W / 52.096°N 4.621°W / 52.096; -4.621
Result Welsh victory
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.

  1. ^ a b John France (1999). Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades, 1000-1300. Psychology Press. p. 191. ISBN 9781857284676. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Dyfed Archaeological Trust: Cardigan". Retrieved 13 May 2018.