The Franco-Welsh force, according to local tradition,…

The Franco-Welsh force, according to local tradition, marches right across South Wales and invades England, marching through Herefordshire and on into Worcestershire.

They meet the English army west of Great Witley, just ten miles from Worcester, with King Henry IV's army arrayed on Abberley Hill facing south towards Owain’s army facing north on the defensive Iron Age hill fort of Woodbury Hill, still known locally as Owain's Hill.

The armies take up battle positions daily and view each other from a mile without any major action for eight days.

Neither initiates battle.

Finally, for reasons that have never been clear, both sides withdraw.

Henry's strategy is to prolong the standoff and weaken and intimidate the Welsh army.

The Welsh and French army, cut off from resupply, withdraw at nightfall back through Wales.

More French are to arrive as 1405 wears on but the high-point of French involvement has passed.