Battle of the Golden Spurs
Mar 27, 2020
4 minutes
The territorial ambitions of King Philip IV of France and the Flemish desire to throw off the oppressive French yoke spawned the Battle of the Golden Spurs, also known as the Battle of Courtrai, in Flanders on 11 July 1302. The heavy hand of French rule brought periods of unrest to Flanders, and rebellion followed when Flemish militia besieged Courtrai Castle, unwilling host to a French garrison.
Word of the uprising reached Philip, who sent an army of 2,500 of the finest noble knights of the realm along with 5,500 infantrymen under Count Robert II of Artois to quell the insurrection. The Flemish army
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