Battle of Cassel (1328)

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The Battle of Cassel (1328) was a decisive medieval conflict in which French royal forces under King Philip VI crushed a Flemish peasant revolt near the town of Cassel in present-day northern France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Cassel (Flemish revolt) ⓘ
belligerent Flemish peasant rebels ⓘ
Flemish urban militias ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
cause Flemish peasant revolt against Count of Flanders ⓘ
resistance to feudal dues and taxes ⓘ
urban and rural opposition to Count Louis I of Flanders ⓘ
combatantStrength French royal army larger and better equipped than rebels ⓘ
commander John I of Bohemia ⓘ
Louis I, Count of Flanders ⓘ
linked to: Louis I of Flanders

Nicolaas Zannekin ⓘ
Philip VI of France ⓘ
Robert III of Artois ⓘ
conflictBetween Flemish rebels ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
consequence harsh reprisals against Flemish rebels ⓘ
restoration of Count Louis I of Flanders’ control ⓘ
strengthening of Philip VI’s authority early in his reign ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 1328-08-23 ⓘ
distinctFrom Battle of Cassel (1071) ⓘ
Battle of Cassel (1677) ⓘ
era Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy reassertion of comital and royal authority in Flanders ⓘ
historicalSignificance example of royal intervention in Flemish internal conflicts ⓘ
major defeat of a large Flemish popular movement ⓘ
location near Cassel, Flanders ⓘ
present-day Nord department, France ⓘ
notableDeath Nicolaas Zannekin ⓘ
outcome Flemish revolt crushed ⓘ
partOf Franco-Flemish conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Flemish War

reign of Philip VI of France ⓘ
precededBy Flemish peasant uprising of 1323–1328 ⓘ
relatedTo County of Flanders ⓘ
Hundred Years’ War (context of early Valois rule) ⓘ
linked to: Hundred Years' War
result decisive French royal victory ⓘ
tacticalFeature French surprise attack on Flemish camp ⓘ
heavy use of French cavalry ⓘ
year 1328 ⓘ

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Cassel → battleSite → Battle of Cassel (1328) ⓘ
Philip VI of France → battle → Battle of Cassel (1328) ⓘ
Battle of Cassel (1328) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Cassel (Flemish revolt) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Cassel (1328)