The Welsh Army has a long history dating from the 1st War of Independence. Below are some of the battle honours of the various units of the Welsh Army.
The Pembrokeshire War 1425-1427[]
- 22nd July 1429: Battle of Newport
Old Medieval Army (English Victory)
- 7th May 1430: Battle of Aberteifi (Also called Battle of St Mary’s)
Old medieval Army (Welsh Victory)
- 1st September 1430: Battle of Penfro
Old Medieval Army (Welsh Victory)
- 27th March 1431: Battle of Hendy Gwyn (Whitland)
Old Medieval Army (Welsh Victory)
The English War of the Roses[]
- Battles of Bloreheath (1459)& Northampton (1460) & Wakefield - Lancastrian side
- Siege of Chester (1462) – Yorkist side
- Battles of Hexham (1463) & Tewkesbury (1471) – Yorkist side
The Rebellion of March 1490[]
- 21st August 1490: Battle of Ludlow – The Royal Guard (Victory against Marcher Rebels)
1st Anglo-Welsh War 1535-39[]
- Battle of Shoscombe – Royal Guard & Royal Fortress Guard
- Battle of Newbury - Royal Guard & Royal Fortress Guard
- Battle of Yeovil - Royal Guard & Royal Fortress Guard
2nd Anglo-Welsh War 1547-50[]
- Battle of Frome – Royal Guard
- Battle of Shepton Mallett – Royal Guard & Fortress Guard
- Battle of Gloucester – Royal Guard
- Battle of Ledbury (Earldom of Dean) – Feudal levies of the Earls of Dean, Ergyng & Henffordd
Welsh Wars of Religion[]
- Jan 1560: Battle of Montgomery (Royalist Catholic vs Powysian Lutheran) – Royal Guard (Infantry) & Royal Fortress Guard (Arequbus)
- October 1599: Battle of Sycharth (Royalist Calvinist vs Deheubarth Catholic) – Royal Guard & Fortress Guard (Royalist)
- January 1600: Battle of Caernarfon (Royalist Calvinist vs Deheubarth Catholic) – Royal Guard & Fortress Guard (Royalist)
- 9th February 1600: Battle of Strata Florida – Royalist Calvinist vs Powysian Luthern – Royal Guard & Fortress Guard (Both sides)
30 Years War[]
- 14th April 1639: Battle of Chemnitz – Royal Guard & Fortress Guard
- 6th July 1641: Battle of La Marfee – Royal Guard & Fortress Guard
The Charter Army Regiments[]
Williamite War in Ireland - Welsh Forces fought under the Jacobite Banner
- August-September 1690: Siege of Limerick - 1st, 2nd, & 4th Regiment of Foot (stalemate)
- 1st July 1690: Battle of the Boyne - 1st, 3rd, 5th & 8th Reg of Foot (Williamite Victory)
- 22nd July 1691: Battle of Aughrim - 1st, 2nd & 3rd Reg of Foot (Williamite Victory)
War of the Spanish Succession - Allied Forces
- 2nd July 1704: Battle of Schellenburg - 2nd, 4th & 7th Foot. 1st & 5th Horse. 1st Artillery (Allied Victory)
- 13th August 1704: Battle of Blenheim - 1st, 2nd, 4th & 7th Foot. 1st & 5th Horse. 1st & 2nd Artillery (Allied Victory)
3rd Anglo-Welsh War 1718-1719[]
- 23rd June 1718: Battle of Amwythig - Reg of March [RoM], 2nd Foot, 7th Foot, 3rd Horse, 5th Artillery Battery (English Victory)
- 28th August 1718: Battle of Caerdydd – Reg of March, 2nd, 3rd, 5th Foot, 1st 2nd & 4th Horse, 1st & 3rd Artillery Battery (English Victory)
- August – December 1718: Siege of Caerodor – 4th Foot, 5th Horse, 3rd Artillery Battery (English Victory)
- August – October 1718: Siege of Conwy – 6th Foot & 4th Artillery Battery (English Victory)
- September – October 1718: Siege of Caerfilli – Royal Fortress Guard (English Victory)
- 15th Sept 1718: Battle of Abertawe – Reg of March, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th Foot, 2nd & 3rd Horse 2nd, 3rd & 5th Artillery Battery (No Clear Winner. English advance halted)
- October 1718- June 1719: Siege of Harlech – Royal Fortress Guard & Royal Guard & 8th Foot(English Victory)
- January 1719 – October 1719: Siege of Pembroke Castle – Royal Fortress Guard (English Victory)
- February 1719-October 1719: Siege of Tenby – Royal Fortress Guard (English Victory)
Welsh Rebellions 1719-1758[]
Glamorgan-Gwent Rebellion[]
- 12th March 1723: Skirmish of Lydney – Welsh Border Reg [WBR](Welsh Victory)
- 23rd March 1723: Skirmish of Littledean – Welsh Border Reg (Welsh Victory)
- 16th April 1723: Skirmish of St Owens Cross (Ergyng) – Welsh Border Reg (Welsh Victory)
- 29th April 1723: Skirmish of Llandenny – Welsh Border Reg (Welsh Victory)
- 3rd May 1723: Skirmish of Langstone - Welsh Border Reg (Welsh Victory)
- 20th June 1723: Battle of Sedbury Fort – Welsh Border Reg (Welsh Victory)
- 22nd June 1723: Skirmish of Mathern – Welsh Border Reg (English Victory)
- 1st August 1723: Skirmish of Y Tyllgoed (Fairwater Cardiff) – Welsh Border Reg (Stalemate)
- 11th November 1723: Battle of Caer Llan – Welsh Border Reg (English Victory)
Gwynedd Rebellion[]
- 19th January 1732: Battle of Criccieth – 8th Foot (Welsh Victory)
- 28th February 1732: Battle of Groeslon – 8th Foot (Welsh Victory)
- 12th April 1732: Battle of Saron – 8th Foot (English Victory)
- 13th January – 20th February 1732: Revolt of Aberteifi (English Victory)
- 8th January – 1st February 1732: Revolt of Aberystwyth (English Victory)
Pembroke Rebellion[]
- 30th July 1739: Battle of Wolfsdale (Pembs) – Cardinals Guard (CG), WBR (Welsh Victory)
- 17th August 1739: Battle of Whitland (Hendy Gwyn) – CG, WBR (Welsh Victory)
- 28th August 1739: Battle of St Clears – CG, WBR (Welsh Victory)
- 3rd September 1739: Battle of Crymych – CG (English Victory)
- 20th September 1739: Skirmish of Llangunnor – WBR (Welsh Victory)
- 28th September 1739: Battle of St Peters – WBR (English Victory)
- 15th October 1739: Battle of Clynderwen – CG (English Victory)
- 30th October 1739: Battle of Narberth – CG, WBR (Welsh Victory)
- 5th November 1739: 2nd Battle of Narberth – CG, WBR (English Victory)
- 20th November 1739: Battle of Brawdy – CG, WBR (English Victory)
- 18th December 1739: Battle of Penfro – RoM, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Foot (English Victory)
The 5 Year Revolt[]
- 31st March 1744: Revolt of Caerodor – WBR, 3rd Artillery (Welsh Victory)
- 13th April 1744: Battle of Iron Acton – WBR (Welsh Victory)
- 29th April 1744: Battle of Hengrove - WBR (Welsh Victory)
- 30th April 1744: Revolt of Henffordd – No Regiments (Welsh Victory)
- 1st May 1744: Revolt of Llwydlo – No Regiments (Welsh Victory)
- 5th May 1744: Revolt of Aberhonddu – No Regiments (Welsh Victory)
- 10th May 1744: Revolt of Caerdydd – No Regiments (Welsh Victory)
- 18th May 1744: Revolt of Abertawe – No Regiments (Welsh Victory)
- 20th June 1744: Revolt of Y Pwll – No Regiments (Welsh Victory)
- 1st July 1744-30th September: Rising of the North – 8th Foot
- 31st July – 28th August 1744: Rising of the West – CG
- 18th November 1744-2nd January 1745: Siege of Llwydlo (English Victory)
- 12th December ’44 – 12th February 1745: Siege of Henffordd (English Victory)
- 11th February 1745: Battle of Amwythig – 8th Foot (Welsh Victory)
- 18th February 1745: Battle of Montford Bridge – 8th Foot (English Victory)
- 1st March – 20th June 1746: Assault on the North (English Victory)
- 30th August 1746: Battle of Machynllyth: No Regiments (Welsh Victory)
- 25th September 1746: 2nd Battle of Machynllyth: No Regiments (English Victory)
- 30th September ’46-3rd March 1747: Assault on the West: English Advance to Fishguard
- 28th August – 4th April 1747: Assault on the East: English advance through eastern counties
- 5th March -2nd June 1747: Siege of Aberhonddu (English Victory)
- 4th May 1747-16th February 1748: Siege of Morgannwg - CG (English Victory)
- 4th May 1746-13th November 1749: Siege of Caerodor - WBR 3rd Artillery (English Victory)
2nd War of Independence[]
Battles under Rhisiart 1st[]
- 16th – 17th August 1759: Battle of Harlech – RoM, 2nd 3rd 4th Foot (Welsh Victory)
- September-December 1759: Siege of Harlech – RoM, 2nd 3rd & 4th Foot. 1st 2nd 3rd Artillery (Welsh Victory)
- 20th-23rd January 1760: Battle of Aberystwyth – RoM, 3rd, 5th & 8th Foot. 2nd & 4th Artillery (Welsh Victory)
- 1st-4th March 1760: Battle of Aberteifi – 2nd, 4th & 7th Foot. 1st & 3rd Artillery (Welsh Victory)
- 23rd -29th April: Battle of Abergwaun – RoM, 2nd, 3rd, & 6th Foot. 1st & 2nd Horse 1st & 2nd Artillery (Welsh Victory)
- 10th -19th September 1760: Battle of Tyddewi – RoM, CG, WBR, 6th, 7th 8th Foot. 1st, 2nd, 4th Horse. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Artillery (Welsh Victory)
- 1760-61: Siege of Penfro & Siege of Dinbych y Psgod: CG, RoM, 7th & 8th Foot. 1st, 5th & 7th Artillery (Welsh Victory)
- 29th -31st May 1762: Battle of Abertawe: CG, RoM, Kings Own Rifles Regiment [KoRR], 3rd, 4th, 7th, Foot. 2nd, 3rd & 5th Horse. 2nd, 3rd & 4th Artillery. (Welsh Victory)
- 13th -15th June 1762: Battle of Caerfyrddin: KoRR, 5th Foot (English Victory)
- 12th-13th June 1762: Battle of Cydweli: RoM, 6th Foot (English Victory)
- June 1762-January 1769: Siege of Caerfyrddin: 5th Foot (Welsh Victory)
- June 1762 – January 1769: Siege of Cydweli: 6th Foot (Welsh Victory)
- 18th August 1762: Battle of Harlech: RoM, CG, KoRR, 4th & 5th Foot. 2nd, 3rd & 4th Horse, 1st 6th & 9th Artillery (Welsh Victory)
- March 1766: Siege of Ynys Mon: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Marine Battalions (Welsh Victory)
- January 1767 – February 1768: Siege of Caernarfon: RoM, 10th Artillery
- January 1767 - July 1767: Siege of Criccieth: KoRR, CG (Welsh Victory)
- 29th July 1771: Battle of Conwy: CG, WBR (English Victory)
- 1st August: Battle of Garth Celyn: WBR, 3rd Foot (English Victory)
- 4th – 8th August: Battle of Harlech: CG, RoM, KoRR, 7th & 8th Foot, 3rd & 4th Horse, 1st, 5th 9th Artillery (Welsh Victory)