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Encyclopedia > Battle of the Spurs
Battle of Guinegate

Conflict: War of the League of Cambrai
Date: August 16, 1513
Place: Guinegate, France
Outcome: Decisive English victory
Combatants
France Kingdom of England
Commanders
Jacques de la Palice Henry VIII
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties
Unknown Unknown
War of the League of Cambrai
Agnadello – Padua – Ravenna – Novara – Guinegate – Flodden Field – La Motta – Marignano

Battle of the Spurs or Battle of Guinegate August 16 1513. Julius II attempted to expand Papal authority in Italy by creating a succession of alliances aimed at curbing Venetian and French influence. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 20 - Christian II becomes King of Denmark and Norway. ... The Flag of England The Kingdom of England was a kingdom located in Western Europe, in the southern part of the island of Great Britain. ... Jacques de la Palice or la Palisse (1470–1525) was a French nobleman and military officer. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Julius II attempted to expand Papal authority in Italy by creating a succession of alliances aimed at curbing Venetian and French influence. ... The Battle of Agnadello was the one of the more significant battles of the War of the League of Cambrai, and one of the major battles of the Italian Wars. ... The Siege of Padua was a major engagement early in the War of the League of Cambrai, and one of the major battles of the Italian Wars, and the only appearance of a major Imperial army in Italy during the conflict. ... The Battle of Ravenna, fought on April 11, 1512, by forces of the Holy League and France, was a major battle of the Italian Wars. ... The Battle of Novara was a battle of the Italian Wars fought on June 6, 1513, next to Novara, in Northen Italy. ... Western side of the battlefield, looking south-south-east from the monument erected in 1910 (marked red in the key below). ... The Battle of La Motta, which took place on October 7, 1513 between the Republic of Venice and Spain, was a significant battle of the War of the League of Cambrai. ... The Battle of Marignano, in the phase of the Italian Wars (1494–1559) that is called the War of the League of Cambrai, was a victory for French forces that took place on 13 and 14 September 1515, at a location, today called Melegnano, 16 km south east of Milan. ... Events January 20 - Christian II becomes King of Denmark and Norway. ...


As part of the Holy League under the on-going Italian Wars, English troops under Henry VIII defeat a French army under Marshal La Palice. Throughout history there have been many alliances and organizations known as the Catholic League, including: Catholic League (USA) - Civil rights group in the United States. ... The Italian Wars were a series of wars from 1494 to 1559 for control over the States of Italy, mainly involving France and Spain, but also involving most other European states, and the imprisonment for several months of Pope Clement VII. They started with the plotting of Ludovico Sforza of... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Jacques de la Palice or la Palisse (1470–1525) was a French nobleman and military officer. ...


Called "Battle of the Spurs" because of the haste of the French to leave the battlefield.


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Battle of the Golden Spurs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1035 words)
The Battle of the Golden Spurs (Dutch: De Guldensporenslag, French: "bataille des éperons d'or") was fought on July 11, 1302, near Kortrijk in Flanders.
The reason for the battle was a French attempt to subdue the county of Flanders, which was formally part of the French kingdom and added to the crown lands in 1297, but resisted centralist French policies.
The battle was one in a string during the 14th century that showed that knights could be defeated by disciplined and well equipped infantry.
The Battle of the Golden Spurs (1302). Guldensporenslag. Tourist information about the city of Kortrijk, Courtrai in ... (801 words)
The Battle of the Golden Spurs was fought on July 11th 1302 near Kortrijk, between the rebellious Flemish towns, led by Bruges, and an army sent by Philip IV of France, who had annexed Flanders in 1301.
The battle of 1302 between the army of French knights and the rebellious Flemish was the military apex of the rebellion against the attempts by the French kings to annex the County of Flanders.
In the 19th century the commemoration of the Battle of the Golden Spurs became a symbol of the struggle for Flemish recognition in the French-dominated Belgian State (founded in 1830).
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