Defeat at the Battle of Courtai finally ends the absorbtion of Flanders into France
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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.
Defeat at the Battle of Courtai finally ends the absorbtion of Flanders into France
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"
The French defeat the Allied English & Austrian army of Count Charles Von Clerfayt
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