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The Battle of the Golden Spurs (Courtrai, 11 July 1302) : a contribution to the history of Flanders' war of liberation, 1297-1305 /
On 11 July 1302, beneath the town walls of Courtrai, the most splendid army of knights in Christendom, the flower of French nobility, was utterly defeated by Flemish rebels, common workers and peasants. The superbly trained noblemen, who had devoted their whole life to the military profession, fully...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Dutch |
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Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY :
Boydell Press,
2002.
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| Edición: | Rev. version in English translation. |
| Colección: | Warfare in history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | On 11 July 1302, beneath the town walls of Courtrai, the most splendid army of knights in Christendom, the flower of French nobility, was utterly defeated by Flemish rebels, common workers and peasants. The superbly trained noblemen, who had devoted their whole life to the military profession, fully experienced in fighting on horseback in close ranks, were led by an able commander, the count of Artois, victor of a number of campaigns. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 267 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-259) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585496749 9780585496740 1846150264 9781846150265 6610544956 9786610544950 |
| ISSN: | 1358-779X |