In the subsequent battle the Empress's forces were defeated and Robert of Gloucester himself was taken prisoner during the retreat, although Matilda herself escaped, exhausted, to her fortress at Devizes.
Dalam pertempuran berikutnya pasukan Permaisuri dikalahkan dan Robert dari Gloucester sendiri dipenjarakan selama retret, meskipun Matilda sendiri melarikan diri, kelelahan, ke bentengnya di Devizes.