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  • Battle of Bryn Glas
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  • The Battle of Bryn Glas, (sometimes referred to in English accounts as the Battle of Pilleth - although Bryn Glas translates as green or blue hill) was fought on 22 June 1402, near the towns of Knighton and Presteigne in Powys. It was a great victory for the Welsh rebels under Owain Glyndŵr, and it resulted in the prolongation of the Welsh rebellion and the destabilisation of English politics for several years afterwards.
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Strength
  • 1500
  • 2000
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Partof
  • the Glyndŵr Rising
Date
  • 1402-06-22
Commander
  • Owain Glyndŵr
  • Sir Edmund Mortimer
Casualties
  • around 600
  • around 200
Result
  • Decisive Welsh victory
combatant
  • England
  • Welsh
Place
  • Pilleth, Powys at
Conflict
  • Battle of Bryn Glas
abstract
  • The Battle of Bryn Glas, (sometimes referred to in English accounts as the Battle of Pilleth - although Bryn Glas translates as green or blue hill) was fought on 22 June 1402, near the towns of Knighton and Presteigne in Powys. It was a great victory for the Welsh rebels under Owain Glyndŵr, and it resulted in the prolongation of the Welsh rebellion and the destabilisation of English politics for several years afterwards.