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Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen

Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen was a battle fought in May 1401 at Pumlumon Fawr, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Glyndŵr Rebellion, which ran from 1400 to 1415. The recorded result: Welsh victory.

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FoughtMay 1401
WherePumlumon Fawr, United Kingdom52.506N, 3.797W
OutcomeWelsh victory
BelligerentsWalesagainstEngland
Part ofGlyndŵr Rebellion1400 to 1415

Where it sits in the Glyndŵr Rebellion

Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen, 1401Battle of Tuthill, 1401Siege of Harlech, 1402Battle of Usk, 1402Battle of Bryn Glas, 1402Battle of St Clears, 1403Battle of Shrewsbury, 1403Battle of Stalling Down, 1403Coity Castle Siege, 1404Siege of Caernarfon, 1404Battle of Campston Hill, 1404Battle of Pwll Melyn, 1405Battle of Milford Haven, 140514011405Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen, 1401
13 placed engagements of the Glyndŵr Rebellion in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateMay 1401 (month precision)
PlacePumlumon Fawr, United Kingdom
52.506N, 3.797W
KindBattle, medieval
Strength120 to perhaps 500
Commanders
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Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871831, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen, revision 1370450965, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.