Battle of the Spurs

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The Battle of the Spurs was a 1513 engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai in which English and Imperial forces routed the French cavalry near Guinegate in northern France.

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Battle of the Spurs canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Guinegate (1513) ⓘ
belligerent Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
campaign Henry VIII’s 1513 French campaign ⓘ
casualties light for English and Imperial forces ⓘ
significant prisoners taken from French cavalry ⓘ
century 16th century ⓘ
combatantSide England and Holy Roman Empire vs France ⓘ
commander Henry VIII of England ⓘ
Jacques de La Palice ⓘ
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard ⓘ
conflict War of the League of Cambrai ⓘ
date 1513-08-16 ⓘ
emperorInvolved Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
era Early modern period ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Tournai (1513) ⓘ
historicalRegion Artois ⓘ
location near Guinegate, Artois, France ⓘ
northern France ⓘ
modernCountry France ⓘ
monarchInvolved Henry VIII of England ⓘ
namedAfter spurs used by fleeing French cavalry ⓘ
notableFor minimal hand-to-hand fighting ⓘ
rout of French cavalry ⓘ
opponentMonarch Louis XII of France ⓘ
partOf Italian Wars ⓘ
War of the League of Cambrai ⓘ
linked to: League of Cambrai
politicalConsequence contributed to English capture of Tournai ⓘ
strengthened Henry VIII’s prestige in Europe ⓘ
precededBy English landing at Calais in 1513 ⓘ
primaryOpposingForce French cavalry ⓘ
relatedEvent War of the Holy League ⓘ
relatedPlace Calais ⓘ
Guinegate ⓘ
Tournai ⓘ
result English and Imperial victory ⓘ
tacticalOutcome French withdrawal and pursuit by English and Imperial cavalry ⓘ
theatre Italian Wars ⓘ
typeOfWarfare cavalry engagement ⓘ
year 1513 ⓘ

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Sir John Seymour → participatedIn → Battle of the Spurs ⓘ
Anglo-French Wars of the 16th century → hasPart → Battle of the Spurs ⓘ
Siege of Thérouanne (1513) → followedBy → Battle of the Spurs ⓘ
Journée des Éperons → hasEnglishName → Battle of the Spurs ⓘ
siege of Tournai (1513) → precededBy → Battle of the Spurs ⓘ
Henry VIII’s 1513 French campaign → hasPart → Battle of the Spurs ⓘ