Following the failed Empress Matilda siege of Winchester, her forces were routed in retreat. The Empress escaped but Earl Robert of Gloucester was captured near Stockbridge, providing the exchange prisoner who secured Stephen's release. The retreat through the Test Valley involved running skirmishes across several miles.
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