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Battle of the Conwy

Battle of the Conwy was a battle fought in AD 881 at River Conwy, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Welsh victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 881
WhereRiver Conwy, United Kingdom53.280N, 3.830W
OutcomeWelsh victory
BelligerentsGwyneddagainstMercia
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

DateAD 881 (year precision)
PlaceRiver Conwy, United Kingdom
53.280N, 3.830W
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Anarawd ap Rhodri
  • Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between AD 856 and 1194.

Elsewhere in AD 881

Battle of the Conwy is one of 169 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q13126304, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Conwy, revision 1382790861, 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.