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Battle of the Golden Spurs

by J F Verbruggen, edited by Kelly DeVries

The events of 11 July 1302, or the Battle of the Golden Spurs as it was subsequently named, is a real story of David overcoming Goliath. Verbruggen reconstructs the events of the battle where Flemish rebels, commoners and peasants pulled off a great victory over their French overlords. He describes how professional French soldiers, a great army of the knights of Christendom, with far superior weaponry and experience came to be defeated by greater numbers of men that were better organised, with greater spirit and morale. The first part of the book discusses the nature of the sources, the lack of any real unbiased witness accounts and how these can be overcome in reconstructing the events of the battle, the make-up of both sides, the tactics employed, the conditions of those fighting and the outcome of the clash. The consequences of the devastating blow brought about on the French, the further rebellions, the liberation of the country and the social unrest that lasted for the next two years, are all covered. Originally published in 1952 this revised version has been translated by David Richard Ferguson. 267p, 7 b/w illus, 7 b/w pls (Boydell 2002)

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