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
siege
aimedAt securing a strategic coastal stronghold
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
Aberystwyth Castle NERFINISHED
Ceredigion NERFINISHED
Wales NERFINISHED
hasOutcome eventual English recapture of Aberystwyth Castle
hasResult Welsh capture of Aberystwyth Castle
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
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
Welsh–English conflicts in the Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED
precededBy early campaigns of Owain Glyndŵr in north and mid Wales
relatedTo Aberystwyth Castle NERFINISHED
Henry IV of England NERFINISHED
Owain Glyndŵr NERFINISHED
strategicImportance control of a major castle on Cardigan Bay
control of central-west Wales
usedWarfareType siege warfare

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Glyndŵr Rising significantEvent siege of Aberystwyth Castle