Qualla: Battle of Maes Moydog https://qualla.com/battle-of-maes-moydog en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:14 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Maes Moydog https://qualla.com/battle-of-maes-moydog Battle of Maes Moydog: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-maes-moydog/ By dawn on 5 March 1295, William de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, had already done the hard work. His army had marched through the night from Welshpool to surround a Welsh camp in a valley near Llanfair Caereinion. When Madog ap Llywelyn's men woke to find themselves cornered, they did what Welsh infantry had done for centuries: they formed a spearman's square, points outward, and waited for the cavalry charge. They were ready for cavalry. They were not ready for what came after.

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]]> Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/m/e/battle-of-maes-moydog-wp/gcme-battle-of-maes-moydog-the-revolt-that-almost-worked.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Maes Moydog: The Night March https://qualla.com/battle-of-maes-moydog/ Warwick was based at Welshpool. When his scouts brought word that Madog was camped in the upper Banwy valley to the west, he moved fast. The English column marched through the night of 4 March and reached Madog's position before dawn. The Welsh formed a square of spearmen on what...

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]]> Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/m/e/battle-of-maes-moydog-wp/gcme-battle-of-maes-moydog-the-night-march.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Maes Moydog: The River Banwy https://qualla.com/battle-of-maes-moydog/ When the Welsh formation broke, the survivors ran. The River Banwy was swollen with March snowmelt and they had to cross it to escape. Many drowned. The Annals of Worcester record that seven hundred Welshmen of noble rank were killed at Maes Moydog, drowned or fatally wounded, wh...

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]]> Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/m/e/battle-of-maes-moydog-wp/gcme-battle-of-maes-moydog-the-river-banwy.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Maes Moydog: The Tactic That Endured https://qualla.com/battle-of-maes-moydog/ Madog was hunted across mid-Wales through the spring and early summer of 1295. He was captured in late July and ended his days in the Tower of London, where he is recorded as still alive in 1312. The revolt was over. Wales would not rise again for more than a century, until Owain...

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