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Battle of Tinchebray

Battle of Tinchebray was a battle fought on 28 September 1106 at Tinchebray, in what is now France. The recorded result: Henrician victory.

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Battle of Tinchebray
Battle of Tinchebray. Rohan Master, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought28 September 1106
WhereTinchebray, France48.765N, 0.728W
OutcomeHenrician victory
BelligerentsForces of Robert Curthose, the Duke of NormandyagainstForces of Henry, King of England

Record

Date28 September 1106
PlaceTinchebray, France
48.765N, 0.728W
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Robert Curthose
  • William, Count of Mortain
  • Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury
  • Edgar Atheling
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Tinchebray
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Tinchebray today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-04-02. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 210 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 122 to 328 m, 206 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 41% grassland, 31% cropland, 24% tree cover.

grassland: 41%cropland: 31%tree cover: 24%built-up: 4%grassland 41%cropland 31%tree cover 24%built-up 4%
west to east, 10.0 km173 to 318 mnorth to south, 10.0 km163 to 313 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1106 and 1796.

Battle of Tinchebray is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1587893, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tinchebray, revision 1370275484, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.