Bath was contested in 1138 during Stephen's western campaign to reduce Angevin strongholds before Robert of Gloucester formally defied him. The city's position between Bristol and the Thames valley made it strategically important, and Stephen's agents attempted to secure it against the anticipated defection of the western magnates. The campaign of 1138 in the west was Stephen's last opportunity to contain the Anarchy before it became unmanageable.
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