The Battle of Gavere was fought near Semmerzake in Belgium on July 23, 1453 between an army under the Duke of Burgundy and the city of Ghent wich was rebelling against the Duke. Some 16,000 Gentish citizens died and the Duke was victorious. July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... Events May 29 - Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). ... The Duchy of Burgundy, today Bourgogne, has its origin in the small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saone which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Balds kingdom of West Franks. ... Ghent (Gent in Dutch, Gand in French, formerly Gaunt in English) is a city located in Flanders, Belgium. ...
References
Histoire militaire des Belges, TERLINDEN, vicomte Charles, Brussels, La Renaissance du Livre, 1931.
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