He marched on Wareham, the port used by Matilda's party to maintain communications with Normandy. Wareham was too strongly defended for the king to capture, so he turned towards Salisbury instead. On his way there, he occupied Wilton Abbey while waiting for reinforcements from Winchester. While King Stephen was stationed at Wilton, mustering his forces for an attack on Salisbury, Earl Robert mounted a surprise attack at sunset on 1 July 1143. Stephen attempted to break out from the siege, but his army was forced back and dispersed by a cavalry charge from Earl Robert's army.
He marched on Wareham, the port used by Matilda's party to maintain communications with Normandy.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
march
marched
VERB
VBD
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Wareham
Wareham
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
port
port
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
use
used
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Matilda
Matilda
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
party
party
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
maintain
maintain
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
communication
communications
NOUN
NNS
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Normandy
Normandy
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Wareham was too strongly defended for the king to capture, so he turned towards Salisbury instead.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Wareham
Wareham
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
too
too
ADV
RB
advmod
strongly
strongly
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
defend
defended
VERB
VBN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
king
king
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
capture
capture
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
turn
turned
VERB
VBD
case
towards
towards
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Salisbury
Salisbury
PROPN
NNP
advmod
instead
instead
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
On his way there, he occupied Wilton Abbey while waiting for reinforcements from Winchester.
case
on
On
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
way
way
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
occupy
occupied
VERB
VBD
compound
Number=Sing
Wilton
Wilton
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
Abbey
Abbey
PROPN
NNP
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
wait
waiting
VERB
VBG
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
reinforcement
reinforcements
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Winchester
Winchester
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
While King Stephen was stationed at Wilton, mustering his forces for an attack on Salisbury, Earl Robert mounted a surprise attack at sunset on 1 July 1143.
mark
while
While
SCONJ
IN
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
King
King
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Stephen
Stephen
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
station
stationed
VERB
VBN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Wilton
Wilton
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
muster
mustering
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
force
forces
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
attack
attack
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Salisbury
Salisbury
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Earl
Earl
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Robert
Robert
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
mount
mounted
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
surprise
surprise
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
attack
attack
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
sunset
sunset
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1
1
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
July
July
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1143
1143
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Stephen attempted to break out from the siege, but his army was forced back and dispersed by a cavalry charge from Earl Robert's army.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Stephen
Stephen
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
attempt
attempted
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
break
break
VERB
VB
compound:prt
out
out
ADP
RP
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
siege
siege
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
army
army
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
force
forced
VERB
VBN
advmod
back
back
ADV
RB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
disperse
dispersed
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
cavalry
cavalry
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
charge
charge
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Earl
Earl
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Robert
Robert
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
army
army
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.