What the records say
- When
- 8 Jul 1143
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 51.08° N, 1.86° W
- Description
- 1143 battle of the civil war in England
Battle of Wilton
1143 battle in England
The Battle of Wilton was a battle of the civil war in England known as The Anarchy. It was fought on 1 July 1143 at Wilton in Wiltshire. An army under King Stephen was stationed at Wilton Abbey, where it was attacked by an army led by Robert Earl of Gloucester. Although King Stephen's army was defeated, the king himself escaped capture.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Wilton: Earl Robert of Gloucester (illegitimate son of the late King Henry I) defeats the English forces of King Stephen during a surprise attack at…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “в битве при Уилтоне Роберт, 1-й граф Глостер, сторонник свергнутой королевы Матильды, побеждает английского короля Стефана”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page