What the records say
- When
- 19 Jul 1302
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 50.83° N, 3.28° E
- Description
- 1302 battle between Flamish citizens and the king
Battle of the Golden Spurs
1302 battle of the Franco-Flemish War
The Battle of the Golden Spurs or Battle of Courtrai was a military confrontation between the royal army of France and rebellious forces of the County of Flanders on 11 July 1302 during the 1297–1305 Franco-Flemish War. It took place near the town of Kortrijk in modern-day Belgium and resulted in an unexpected victory for the Flemish.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Battle of the Golden Spurs takes place as France retaliates against Flanders for the May 18 Matins of Bruges massacre”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Infanterie der flandrischen Aufständischen besiegt das Ritterheer des Philipp IV. in der Sporenschlacht bei Courtrai vernichtend”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Courtrai dite aussi bataille des Éperons d'Or ; défaite de la chevalerie française devant les fantassins des communes flamandes révoltées”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “«Битва шпор» при Куртре”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “金馬刺戰役，弗蘭德伯國大勝法軍。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page