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Battle of Catraeth

Battle of Catraeth was a battle fought in AD 600 at Catterick, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Gododdin defeated. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 600
WhereCatterick, United Kingdom54.377N, 1.630W
OutcomeGododdin defeated
BelligerentsTraditionally: Gododdin; Ystrad Clud; Elfed; Rhufoniog; other Northern Britons; John T. Koch's theory: Gododdin; Bernicia; allies of Madog ElfedagainstTraditionally: Deira; Bernicia; John T. Koch's theory: Rheged; Elfed; Deira
Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown

Record

DateAD 600 (year precision)
PlaceCatterick, United Kingdom
54.377N, 1.630W
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesHeavyUnknown
Commanders
  • Mynyddog Mwynfawr
  • Cynon ap Clydno
  • Madog Elfed
  • John T. Koch
  • Urien Rheged
  • Gwallog ap Llênog
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Battle of Catraeth is one of 128 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3403266, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Catraeth, revision 1382153657, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.