Battle of Tinchebray

Battle of Tinchebray
	Part of Henry I's invasion of Normandy
	; Late medieval picture from the 15th century of the Battle of Tinchebray, by the Rohan Master
Date	28 September 1106
Location	Tinchebray, Duchy of Normandy48°45′55″N 0°43′40″W
Result	Henrician victory
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 6,000 infantry; 700 cavalry;	Total: +6,700 2,400 cavalry; 1,000 Bretons;
Casualties and losses
Captured: 400 noblemen; Killed: 250–300 infantry; 60 knights;	Henry's claim: 2 knights
	Location within Normandy

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. 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.

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