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August 7th, 1479 - The Battle of Guinegate

Conflict: War of the Burgundian Succession

Combatants: Burgundians vs. French

Location: France

Outcome: Burgundian victory


Following the death of Charles the Bold, last Duke of Burgundy, the French King Louis XI moved to invade the Burgundian Netherlands. Archduke Maximilian of Hapsburg, the son-in-law of Charles the Bold, fielded an army to intercept. Although the Imperial horse were defeated by French cavalry, the Flemish foot soldiers won the day.


Die Schlacht von Therouanne - Guinegate 1479 by Wolf Traut

Points of Interest:

  • Archduke Maximilian fought on foot alongside the his Flemish soldiers at Guinegate.

  • The French archers fled the field at Guinegate.


Louis XI by Jean-Léonard Lugardon

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Sources:


Dupuy, Trevor N., Johnson, Curt, & Bongard, David L. (1992). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military Biography. New York: Castle Books (HarperCollins).


Dupuy, R. Ernest & Dupuy, Trevor N. (1993). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military History. New York: HarperCollins.


Eggenberger, David (1985). An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present. New York: Dover Publications, Inc.













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