BattlefieldsSiege of Mountsorrel Castle 1217
Medieval

Siege of Mountsorrel Castle 1217

1217
Leicestershire, England
Also known as: Mountsorrel 1217 · Sauvage de Mauleon at Mountsorrel
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Leicestershire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
French garrison
Forces
French: Sauvage de Mauleon with relief column
VS
Victor
Royalists
Forces
Royalist: Earl of Pembroke (William Marshal)
Outcome
French raised the siege and marched to their doom at Lincoln; royalists took the castle
The Battle

History & Significance

The Royalist siege of Mountsorrel in spring 1217 was the direct trigger for the Second Battle of Lincoln. The French relief force marched north and was destroyed in Lincoln, effectively ending the First Barons War. Mountsorrel thus sits at the pivot of the entire conflict.

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