siege of Aberystwyth Castle
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The siege of Aberystwyth Castle was a key military engagement during Owain Glyndŵr’s early 15th-century Welsh revolt against English rule.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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siege ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
securing a strategic coastal stronghold
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weakening English royal authority in Wales ⓘ |
| conflict | Glyndŵr Rising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | rebellion against English rule ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued English campaigns to suppress the Glyndŵr revolt ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
English crown forces
ⓘ
Welsh rebels ⓘ |
| hasCombatant |
Kingdom of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forces of Owain Glyndŵr ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Owain Glyndŵr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
English medieval history
ⓘ
Welsh history ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Aberystwyth
NERFINISHED
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Aberystwyth Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Ceredigion NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | eventual English recapture of Aberystwyth Castle ⓘ |
| hasResult |
Welsh capture of Aberystwyth Castle
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temporary Welsh control of Aberystwyth Castle ⓘ |
| hasTheater | Welsh Marches and west Wales ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key engagement in consolidating Glyndŵr’s authority in west Wales
ⓘ
symbol of Welsh resistance to English rule ⓘ |
| involves |
fortified stone castle
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naval and coastal supply routes ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | chronicles of the Glyndŵr Rising ⓘ |
| occursInCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| occursInPeriod | early 15th century ⓘ |
| occursInYearRange | c. 1404–1408 ⓘ |
| opposedByCommander |
English royal commanders
ⓘ
representatives of King Henry IV of England ⓘ |
| partOf |
Welsh revolt of Owain Glyndŵr
NERFINISHED
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Welsh–English conflicts in the Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | early campaigns of Owain Glyndŵr in north and mid Wales ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aberystwyth Castle
NERFINISHED
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Henry IV of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Owain Glyndŵr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of a major castle on Cardigan Bay
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control of central-west Wales ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType | siege warfare ⓘ |
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