Battle of Crug Mawr

Battle of Crug Mawr
Part of the Norman invasion of Wales
The location of the battle, two miles from Aberteifi (Cardigan)
Date 10 October 1136 Location Crug Mawr, Ceredigion 52°05′46″N 4°37′16″W / 52.096°N 4.621°W / 52.096; -4.621 Result Welsh victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Gwynedd Kingdom of Deheubarth	Norman and Flemish forces from all the south Wales lordships
Commanders and leaders
Owain Gwynedd Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd Gruffydd ap Rhys	Robert FitzMartin Robert FitzStephen Maurice FitzGerald
Strength
4,000 infantrymen 2,000 cavalrymen[1]	Described as "substantial"[1]
Casualties and losses
Said to be light	3,000 killed Many captured and wounded

The Battle of Crug Mawr (Welsh: Brwydr Crug Mawr), sometimes referred to as the Battle of Cardigan, took place in September or October 1136, as part of a struggle between the Welsh and Normans for control of Ceredigion, West Wales.^[2]

The battle was fought near Penparc, northeast of Cardigan, probably on the hill now known as Banc-y-Warren; it resulted in a rout of the Norman forces, setting back their expansion in West Wales for some years.