Battle of St Fagans
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The Battle of St Fagans took place on 8 May 1648 near St Fagans in South Glamorgan, during the Second English Civil War. A detachment from the veteran Parliamentarian New Model Army defeated a Royalis
Royalist commander and former Parliamentarian, Rowland Laugharne
Woods near the site of the battle, photographed in 2022
Battle of Y Dalar Hir
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The Battle of Y Dalar Hir took place on 5 June 1648 in Caernarfonshire, North Wales, during the Second English Civil War. While little more than a skirmish, it had a significant effect on the local pr
The foreshore near Y Dalar Hir
Sir John Owen of Clenannau; he began raising local forces in North Wales to support a larger Royalist revolt in Pembrokeshire.
The ward of Caernarfon Castle; Owen briefly besieged it in early June
Looking from the shoreline near Y Dalar Hir towards Beaumaris, held by the rebels at the time of the battle