▁than ▁ever ▁to ▁churches ▁and ▁holy ▁places ." ▁ ▁Mad og ▁ap ▁M ared ud d ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 1 6 0 , ▁en abling ▁O w ain ▁to ▁reg ain ▁territory ▁in ▁the ▁east . ▁In ▁ 1 1 6 3 ▁he ▁formed ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁Rh ys ▁ap ▁Gru ff y dd ▁of ▁De he ub arth ▁to ▁challenge ▁English ▁rule . ▁King ▁Henry ▁again ▁inv aded ▁G w yn ed d ▁in ▁ 1 1 6 5 , ▁but ▁instead ▁of ▁taking ▁the ▁usual ▁route ▁along ▁the ▁northern ▁coast al ▁plain , ▁the ▁king ' s ▁army ▁inv aded ▁from ▁O sw est ry ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁route ▁over ▁the ▁Ber w yn ▁hills . ▁The ▁invasion ▁was ▁met ▁by ▁an ▁al liance ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁princes , ▁with ▁O w ain ▁as ▁the ▁und is put ed ▁leader . ▁However , ▁apart ▁from ▁a ▁small ▁me lee ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cro gen ▁there ▁was ▁little ▁fighting , ▁for ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁weather ▁came ▁to ▁O w ain ' s ▁assistance ▁as ▁tor r ential ▁rain ▁forced ▁Henry ▁to ▁retre at ▁in ▁dis order . ▁The ▁inf uri ated ▁Henry ▁m util ated ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Wel sh ▁host ages , ▁including ▁two ▁of ▁O w ain ' s ▁sons . ▁ ▁Henry ▁did ▁not ▁in va de ▁G w yn ed d ▁again ▁and ▁O w ain ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁reg ain ▁his ▁eastern ▁con quest s , ▁re capt uring ▁Rh ud d