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| rdfs:label | - The Pembrokeshire War 1425 (Welsh History Post Glyndwr)
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| rdfs:comment | - The war began in 1429, with Maredudd sending out the summons for troops. Assembling at Aberteifi (Cardigan) Maredudd sent ahead scouts to find out the location of the Duke of Suffolk's troops. These scouts returned with encouraging news, the Duke was far away to the south at Carmarthen Castle. With this news, Maredudd on the 20th July 1429 marched along the coast from Aberteifi. However, the English had long had wind of the Prince's moves and De La Pole (who was himself descended from Owen de la Pole Marcher Lord of Powys and a member of the House of Mathrafal), had in fact marshaled an army at Penfro (Pembroke). Marching north, he crossed into Welsh territory and met the Princes' army at Newport on the 22nd July 1429. Surprised and initially outnumbered, Maredudd fought a pitched battle w
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- Principality of of Wales
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| Battles | - Newport , Aberteifi, Penfro, Hendy Gwynn
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| Result | - Principality of Wales Victory
- Treaty of St Davids
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| abstract | - The war began in 1429, with Maredudd sending out the summons for troops. Assembling at Aberteifi (Cardigan) Maredudd sent ahead scouts to find out the location of the Duke of Suffolk's troops. These scouts returned with encouraging news, the Duke was far away to the south at Carmarthen Castle. With this news, Maredudd on the 20th July 1429 marched along the coast from Aberteifi. However, the English had long had wind of the Prince's moves and De La Pole (who was himself descended from Owen de la Pole Marcher Lord of Powys and a member of the House of Mathrafal), had in fact marshaled an army at Penfro (Pembroke). Marching north, he crossed into Welsh territory and met the Princes' army at Newport on the 22nd July 1429. Surprised and initially outnumbered, Maredudd fought a pitched battle with the Duke, pinning his hopes on the experienced troops he had under his command. De La Pole however proved to be the better General. His cavalry outflanked the Welsh army and descended onto the rear of Maredudd's troops. Panic ensued in the Welsh ranks with Maredudd doing well to both retain his life and his army as the signal to retreat was sounded. Leaving the Duke in control of the field, the Welsh Prince retreated to the relative safety of Castell Aberteifi. Realising that the English possessed greater firepower and in De La Pole a General more than equal to the job of keeping Maredudd out, the Welsh Prince reverted to tried and tested Welsh tactics, guerrilla warfare. From Castell Aberteifi, the Prince commanded his forces, sending raiding parties down the Teifi Valley and over the Preselli's to launch into English controlled territory, he also sent troops raiding down the north coast, biting at the English forts between Fishguard and St Davids. The Duke of Suffolk was at a loss to contain such actions. Short of invading Wales and attacking Maredudd at Aberteifi (which he had been commanded not to do) he could only try to pin down the raiders and whittle their numbers down. Such actions though are difficult, with Mareudd attempting the mosquito attacks, little and often, sapping the English morale and strength. With the closing of the war season, Maredudd had to disband his army, returning them to their lands. Suffolk was less restrained. With his forces still under arms, he launched raids back into Dyfed (the portion of Pembrokeshire in Welsh hands), though the weather prevented many attacks, the English initiative took the wind from Maredudd's sails.
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