The Battle of Mys-Kogwy [1] ( Wall. Brwydr Maes Cogwy ) is a battle of the Anglo-Saxon conquest that took place on August 5, 642 between the army of the Mercian - Welsh coalition led by King Penda on one side and the army of Northumbria King Oswald on the other.
| Battle of Mys Kogwy |
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| Main Conflict: Anglo-Saxon Conquest |
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| date | August 5, 642 |
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| A place | Oswestry |
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| Total | defeat of Northumbria |
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Penda , Eowa †, Ayludd †, Kinddilan , Cadavail up Kinvedu | Oswald † |
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In 634, the King of Northumbria Oswald with difficulty defeated the few remnants of the army of Cadwallon of Guinea . After that, he united Northumbria and decided to war with those who had recently attacked his country - Gwynedd and Mercia. However, in 642, a coalition was formed from Pengvern , Gwynedd, Mercia, and Powys . On August 5 of the same year, at the village of Mays-Kogwi (Matherfeld near present-day Oswestry ), a clash of armies of two sides occurred. As a result, the combined forces won. In the battle, the King of Northumbria Oswald, the king of Powys Eyludd ap Keenan , as well as Eow , the brother of the king of Mercia and his probable co-ruler, were killed.
