Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Owain Glyndŵr

Battles of Owain Glyndŵr

Welsh rebel and pretender (died c. 1416), 1359 to 1416

Owain Glyndŵr is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1387 and 1403: 4 battles and 1 naval action, all in present-day United Kingdom. Taken in date order, the sites lie 730 km apart end to end, 182 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Glyndŵr Rebellion (4).

Battle of MargateBattle of Mynydd HyddgenBattle of TuthillBattle of Bryn GlasBattle of Stalling DownBattle of MargateBattle of Mynydd HyddgenBattle of TuthillBattle of Bryn GlasBattle of Stalling DownBirminghamManchesterLeedsLiverpoolNottinghamBrightonPortsmouthStokeKingston upon HullBlackpool200 km52.215N, 1.025W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1387: 1 engagements1401: 2 engagements2 in 14011402: 1 engagements1403: 1 engagements13871403
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Margate, 1387Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen, 1401Battle of Tuthill, 1401Battle of Bryn Glas, 1402Battle of Stalling Down, 140313871403
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
25 March 1387Battle of MargateEnglish Channel, United KingdomEnglish victory
May 1401Battle of Mynydd HyddgenPumlumon Fawr, United Kingdom434 km WWelsh victory
2 November 1401Battle of TuthillCaernarfon, United Kingdom77 km NWInconclusive
22 June 1402Battle of Bryn GlasPilleth, United Kingdom122 km SEWelsh victory
July 1403Battle of Stalling DownSt Hilary, United Kingdom96 km SWelsh victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Seth Whales, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.