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The Battle of Montgomery

Montgomery, Powys

The largest Civil War battle in Wales before St Fagans.

In September 1644 a royalist army attacked Parliamentarian troops holding Montgomery Castle. A relief force arrived and, in a fierce battle below the castle, the royalists were defeated, losing control of mid Wales.

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When
18 September 1644
Where
52.5600, -3.1500
Group
Battlefields

Visiting

Montgomery Castle ruins, Cadw, are free to visit above the town.

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