Celtic Empires

The Sundering 1603- 1621:

On the 21st of September 1603 a dissolute bunch of young Welsh Noblemen gathered in a tavern in Cardiff docks.They were led by the 23 year old Lord Llwelyn ap Madoc They were planning a rebellion to free the Welsh of a tyrannical reign of 200 years by the English. They agreed on a plan to rally the WWelsh populace against the English and within 5 years they would be able to have a strong independent Wales. However the Rebels only had a handful of soliders, possibly upto 200, they had no ships or cannon and only a few cavalry. It was decided that a Guerilla war would be fought sporadically throught the whole country, while secretely seeding dought in the minds of the people.

Madoc organised a shipment of 600 African slaves as well as 150 Native American Mercenaries, to be delivered to the Rebels to the quite Village of Port Myrion on the 17th of August 1604, after a year long Guerilla war had been fought. The Slaves were paid their Freedom and granted the rite to bear arms. The 1000 or so militia marched on the town of Caewrnarfon raisning the new welsh Pennant above the town.

The English paid very little attention to the rebellion until riders came and told him that morre than half the poulation of wales had claimed that he was their new prince.