Battle of Orewin Bridge 1282
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
About the battle
The Battle of Orewin Bridge (also known as the Battle of Irfon Bridge or the Battle of Builth) was a confrontation between an English force guided by Roger Lestrange and a Welsh force led by Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. It was fought on 11 December 1282 near Builth Wells in mid-Wales. It was a decisive defeat for the Welsh and Llywelyn ap Gruffudd was killed, leading to the final defeat of the Welsh rebels by the armies of Edward I of England some months later.
The exact details of the confrontation, including the geographic setting and its scale, are heavily contested, both among contemporary chronicles and later scholars.
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