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Battle of Orewin Bridge

Battle of Orewin Bridge was a battle fought on 11 December 1282 at Cilmeri, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: English victory.

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Llywelyn Monument, Cilmeri 10/03/2006 Rhion Pritchard
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Fought11 December 1282
WhereCilmeri, United Kingdom52.152N, 3.462W
OutcomeEnglish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of EnglandagainstKingdom of Gwynedd

Record

Date11 December 1282
PlaceCilmeri, United Kingdom
52.152N, 3.462W
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Roger Lestrange
  • John Giffard, 1st Baron Giffard
  • Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore
  • Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
  • Llywelyn Fychan ap Gruffudd
  • Dafydd ab Einion Fychan
Battle of Orewin BridgeBattle of Orewin BridgeBattle of Builth CastleBattle of Colwyn CastleBattle of Painscastle CastleBattle of BreconBattle of AberllechBattle of BreconBattle of AberllechBirminghamCardiffNottinghamOxfordBathLeicesterReadingSwansea100 km52.152N, 3.462W
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Elsewhere in 1282

Battle of Orewin Bridge is one of 386 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 599 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1488817, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Orewin Bridge, revision 1384320496, 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.