Historical place archive

Courtrai in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Courtrai in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records1 event labels2 people1302–1794

Historical events in Courtrai

1302

1302
Battle of Courtrai
Philip IV · Military

Defeat at the Battle of Courtai finally ends the absorbtion of Flanders into France

11 July 1302
Battle of Courtrai
Philip IV · Military

The French heavy cavalry is defeated by Flemish infantry caught in the mud. 700 Spurs are from the French Knights by the Flemish infantry, "battle of the Spurs"

1794

11 July 1794
Battle of Courtrai
Charles Pichegru · Revolutionary Wars

The French defeat the Allied English & Austrian army of Count Charles Von Clerfayt

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