![]() ![]() The SS Dunvegan ran aground in heavy seas at Pennard after suffering from engine failure. ‘The Christmas-tide festivities were never more freely and more whole-heartedly indulged in at Swansea than this year, thanks to the extraordinary industrial prosperity which has prevailed throughout the year, all classes thus having been provided with the wherewithal in exceptional abundance.’ ( The Cardiff Times) 1916 This defeat encouraged Welsh insurrection for the next 150 years. ![]() At least 516 were said to have been killed. ![]() According to the historian William Camden, the Welsh ‘slew divers men of quality and good account’. Trapped in mud, the Normans were slaughtered. A Norman force, marching out of Gower to confront what they thought was a Welsh raiding party, found themselves surrounded by a properly organised army. It remains one of the most significant battles in Welsh history. The Battle of Garngoch, also known as the Battle of Llwchwr or the Battle of Penllergaer, took place on this day. ![]()
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