Battle of Mechain
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The Battle of Mechain was fought in Powys, Wales, in 1070, for rule of the Welsh kingdoms of Gwynedd and Powys. The battlefield may be near Llanfechain in northern Powys. A written account is included in the Brut y Tywysogion, the medieval Welsh chronicle of the princes. It is also referred to in the work of medieval poets such as Lewys Glyn Cothi.
1069
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1069 Battle of Mechain
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 445 | Dogfeiling | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1160 | Powys Fadog | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 630 | Battle of Cefn Digoll | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 630 | Siege of Exeter | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 642 | Battle of Maserfield | Kingdom of Mercia, battle, Kingdom of Bernicia | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 870 | Battle of Llangollen | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 893 | Battle of Buttington | Vikings, Kingdom of Mercia, Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Welsh people | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1069 | Battle of Mechain | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1095 | Battle of Old Domen | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1165 | Battle of Crogen | Kingdom of Gwynedd, Kingdom of England, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1167 | Battle of Caereinion Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1196 | Battle of Domen Gastell | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1213 | Battle of Carreghofa | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1213 | Battle of Mathrafal Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1257 | Battle of Bodyddon Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1257 | Battle of Gwernesgof | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1263 | Battle of Nantcriba | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1274 | Battle of Powis Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1277 | Battle of Dolfrowyn Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1295 | Battle of Maes Moydog | English people, battle, Welsh people | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1644 | Battle of Chirk Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1644 | Battle of Oswestry | battle, Roundhead, Cavalier | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1644 | Relief of Montgomery Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | Oswestry Castle | motte-and-bailey castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Powis Castle | castle, National Trust | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Rowton Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Shrawardine Castle | shell keep, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Whittington Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1223 | Montgomery Castle | archaeological site, Cadw, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1273 | Dolforwyn Castle | contour fort, Welsh princes' castles, Cadw, archaeological site, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1295 | Chirk Castle | National Trust, building, castle | Wikidata |