ORDER OF BATTLE // May 27, 1217
Battle of Lincoln
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
1 sides catalogued · combined 1,611 estimated
Kingdom of France
1,611
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Lincoln on 27 May 1217 was fought during the First Barons' War between royalist forces under William Marshal, William Longespée, Ranulf de Blondeville, Peter des Roches, and William de Ferrers on one side, and a French and rebel baronial force under Thomas, Count of Perche, Robert Fitzwalter, Saer de Quincy, Gilbert de Clare, and Henry de Bohun on the other. The French side committed a recorded force of 1,611. Beyond the engagement at Lincoln itself, no further detail on its conduct or outcome is supplied in the available record.
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