2 0 1 1 ▁Category : 2 0 0 8 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 2 0 1 1 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Lincoln , ▁or ▁the ▁First ▁Battle ▁of ▁Lincoln , ▁occurred ▁on ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 1 1 4 1 ▁between ▁King ▁Stephen ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁forces ▁loyal ▁to ▁Em press ▁Mat ilda . ▁ ▁Stephen ▁was ▁captured ▁during ▁the ▁battle , ▁imprison ed , ▁and ▁effectively ▁de posed ▁while ▁Mat ilda ▁ruled ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time . ▁ ▁Account ▁ ▁The ▁forces ▁of ▁King ▁Stephen ▁of ▁England ▁had ▁been ▁bes ie ging ▁Lincoln ▁Castle ▁but ▁were ▁themselves ▁attacked ▁by ▁a ▁relief ▁force ▁loyal ▁to ▁Em press ▁Mat ilda ▁and ▁commanded ▁by ▁Robert , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Gl ouc ester , ▁Mat ilda ' s ▁half - bro ther . ▁The ▁An ge vin ▁army ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁divisions ▁of ▁Robert ' s ▁men , ▁those ▁of ▁Ran ulf , ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ch ester ▁and ▁those ▁dis in her ited ▁by ▁Stephen , ▁while ▁on ▁the ▁fl ank ▁was ▁a ▁mass ▁of ▁Wel sh ▁troops ▁led ▁by ▁Mad og ▁ap ▁M ared ud d , ▁Lord ▁of ▁Pow ys , ▁and ▁Cad wal adr ▁ap ▁Gru ff y dd . ▁Cad wal adr ▁was ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁O w ain , ▁Prince ▁of ▁G w yn ed d , ▁but ▁O w ain ▁did ▁not ▁support ▁any ▁side ▁in ▁the ▁An archy . ▁Stephen ' s