The Battle of the Golden Spurs (Courtrai, 11 July 1302) (eBook, PDF)

A Contribution to the History of Flanders' War of Liberation, 1297-1305

Redaktion: Devries, Kelly / Übersetzer: Ferguson, David Richard
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Flemish townspeople defeat the cream of French nobility, and explode the myth of knightly invincibility for ever. Discussion of bias in sources and difficulties of interpretation preface careful account of what actually happened during the three-hour battle.On 11 July 1302, below the town walls of Courtrai, the most splendid army of knights in Christendom, the flower of the French nobility, was utterly defeated by Flemish rebels, common workers and peasants. The French knights, products of a lifetime's training, were ably led; but so too were the Courtrai townspeople, in addition to being well...

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