battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)

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The Battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513) was a minor but symbolically important engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai in which English and Imperial cavalry routed French forces, earning its name from the speed of the French retreat.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Guinegate (1513) ⓘ
Journée des Éperons ⓘ
belligerent Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
characterizedAs minor engagement ⓘ
symbolically important engagement ⓘ
commandedBy Henry VIII of England ⓘ
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
conflictIn Italian Wars ⓘ
followedBy siege of Tournai (1513) ⓘ
hasCasualties light for English and Imperial forces ⓘ
significant prisoners taken from French nobility ⓘ
hasCombatant English cavalry ⓘ
French cavalry ⓘ
Imperial cavalry ⓘ
hasDate 16 August 1513 ⓘ
hasEra Renaissance warfare ⓘ
hasLocation Artois ⓘ
France ⓘ
near Guinegate ⓘ
hasOpposingForceStrength larger French cavalry contingent ⓘ
smaller English-Imperial cavalry force ⓘ
hasPrimaryArms early firearms ⓘ
lances ⓘ
swords ⓘ
hasTheater Northern France ⓘ
linked to: northern France
hasTypeOfWarfare cavalry action ⓘ
hasYear 1513 ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 16th century ⓘ
historicalRegion Habsburg Netherlands frontier ⓘ
isPartOfCampaign Henry VIII’s 1513 French campaign ⓘ
namedAfter speed of the French retreat ⓘ
notableFor English propaganda value ⓘ
rapid French retreat ⓘ
opposedCommander French cavalry leaders of Louis XII ⓘ
outcome rout of French forces ⓘ
partOf War of the League of Cambrai ⓘ
precededBy English invasion of northern France in 1513 ⓘ
result English and Imperial victory ⓘ
significance boosted prestige of Henry VIII as a warrior king ⓘ
contributed to Anglo-Imperial cooperation against France ⓘ
tookPlaceDuringReignOf Henry VIII of England ⓘ
Louis XII of France ⓘ

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Bayard (Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard) → notableWork → battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513) ⓘ
Holy League against France → notableBattle → Battle of Guinegate (1513) ⓘ
linked to: battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)
Battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Guinegate (1513) ⓘ
linked to: battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)
Italian War of 1508–1516 → notableBattle → Battle of Guinegate (1513) ⓘ
linked to: battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)
Anglo-French Wars of the 16th century → hasPart → Battle of Guinegate (1513) ⓘ
linked to: battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)
Battle of the Spurs → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Guinegate (1513) ⓘ
linked to: battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)
Journée des Éperons → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Guinegate (1513) ⓘ
linked to: battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)