Battle of Tinchebray | |||||||
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Part of Henry I's invasion of Normandy | |||||||
Late medieval picture from the 15th century of the Battle of Tinchebray, by the Rohan Master | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Forces of Robert Curthose, the Duke of Normandy | Forces of Henry, King of England | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy (POW) William, Count of Mortain (POW) Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury Edgar Atheling (POW) |
Henry I of England Ranulf of Bayeux Robert de Beaumont, Count of Meulan William de Warenne Elias I of Maine Alan IV, Duke of Brittany William, Count of Évreux Ralph of Tosny Robert of Montfort Robert of Grandmesnil | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Total: 6,700
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Total: +6,700
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Killed:
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Henry's claim: 2 knights[1] | ||||||
The Battle of Tinchebray (alternative spellings: Tinchebrai or Tenchebrai) took place on 28 September 1106, in Tinchebray (today in the Orne département of France), Normandy, between an invading force led by King Henry I of England, and the Norman army of his elder brother Robert Curthose, the Duke of Normandy.[2] Henry's knights won a decisive victory: they captured Robert, and Henry imprisoned him in England (in Devizes Castle) and then in Wales until Robert's death (in Cardiff Castle) in 1134.[3]