Battle of Lincoln (1217)
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Second Battle of Lincoln. Lincoln Castle was again the site of a battle on 20 May 1217. This time, the clash took place during the First Barons' War between the forces of the future Louis VIII of France and those of King Henry III of England. Louis' forces were attacked by a relief force under the command of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. The Comte de la Perche, commanding the French troops, was killed and the defeat led to Louis being expelled from his base in the southeast of England.
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