ORDER OF BATTLE // February 2, 1141
Battle of Lincoln
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 2,250 estimated
House of Blois
1,250
Medium-confidence figure
House of Anjou
1,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Lincoln, fought on 2 February 1141, was a confrontation during the Anarchy between forces loyal to King Stephen of Blois and those of Robert of Gloucester, a principal military commander for the Angevin cause. The engagement pitted a Blois force of approximately 1,250 against an Angevin force of roughly 1,000. No outcome is recorded in the supplied record, limiting what can be established about its immediate consequences within the civil war between Stephen and Empress Matilda.
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