battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)
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The Battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513) was a minor but symbolically important engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai in which English and Imperial cavalry routed French forces, earning its name from the speed of the French retreat.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Guinegate (1513) | 3 |
| battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3026159 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513) Context triple: [Bayard (Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard), notableWork, battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)]
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Battle of Montes Claros
The Battle of Montes Claros was a decisive 1665 clash in which Portuguese forces defeated Spain, effectively securing Portugal’s independence in the final phase of the Portuguese Restoration War.
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Battle of Flores (1591)
The Battle of Flores (1591) was a naval engagement during the Anglo-Spanish War in which an English squadron under Sir Richard Grenville was overwhelmed by a larger Spanish fleet near the Azores while protecting a treasure convoy.
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Battle of Alcântara (1580)
The Battle of Alcântara (1580) was a decisive engagement in the Portuguese succession crisis in which Spanish forces defeated supporters of António, Prior of Crato, paving the way for the Iberian Union under Philip II of Spain.
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Battle of San Lorenzo
The Battle of San Lorenzo was an 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence where José de San Martín led his newly formed cavalry regiment to a decisive victory over Spanish royalist forces.
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Battle of Cape Ortegal
The Battle of Cape Ortegal was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British squadron decisively defeated a remnant of the Franco-Spanish fleet shortly after Trafalgar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513) Target entity description: The Battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513) was a minor but symbolically important engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai in which English and Imperial cavalry routed French forces, earning its name from the speed of the French retreat.
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A.
Battle of Montes Claros
The Battle of Montes Claros was a decisive 1665 clash in which Portuguese forces defeated Spain, effectively securing Portugal’s independence in the final phase of the Portuguese Restoration War.
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B.
Battle of Flores (1591)
The Battle of Flores (1591) was a naval engagement during the Anglo-Spanish War in which an English squadron under Sir Richard Grenville was overwhelmed by a larger Spanish fleet near the Azores while protecting a treasure convoy.
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C.
Battle of Alcântara (1580)
The Battle of Alcântara (1580) was a decisive engagement in the Portuguese succession crisis in which Spanish forces defeated supporters of António, Prior of Crato, paving the way for the Iberian Union under Philip II of Spain.
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Battle of San Lorenzo
The Battle of San Lorenzo was an 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence where José de San Martín led his newly formed cavalry regiment to a decisive victory over Spanish royalist forces.
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E.
Battle of Cape Ortegal
The Battle of Cape Ortegal was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which a British squadron decisively defeated a remnant of the Franco-Spanish fleet shortly after Trafalgar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Guinegate (1513)
Journée des Éperons ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Holy Roman Empire
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Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
minor engagement
ⓘ
symbolically important engagement ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Henry VIII of England
ⓘ
Emperor Maximilian I ⓘ
surface form:
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
|
| conflictIn | Italian Wars ⓘ |
| followedBy | siege of Tournai (1513) ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
light for English and Imperial forces
ⓘ
significant prisoners taken from French nobility ⓘ |
| hasCombatant |
English cavalry
ⓘ
French cavalry ⓘ Imperial cavalry ⓘ |
| hasDate | 16 August 1513 ⓘ |
| hasEra | Renaissance warfare ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Artois
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France ⓘ near Guinegate ⓘ |
| hasOpposingForceStrength |
larger French cavalry contingent
ⓘ
smaller English-Imperial cavalry force ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryArms |
early firearms
ⓘ
lances ⓘ swords ⓘ |
| hasTheater |
northern France
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern France
|
| hasTypeOfWarfare | cavalry action ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1513 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Habsburg Netherlands
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surface form:
Habsburg Netherlands frontier
|
| isPartOfCampaign | Henry VIII’s 1513 French campaign ⓘ |
| namedAfter | speed of the French retreat ⓘ |
| notableFor |
English propaganda value
ⓘ
rapid French retreat ⓘ |
| opposedCommander | French cavalry leaders of Louis XII ⓘ |
| outcome | rout of French forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian War of 1508–1516
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surface form:
War of the League of Cambrai
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| precededBy | English invasion of northern France in 1513 ⓘ |
| result | English and Imperial victory ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted prestige of Henry VIII as a warrior king
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contributed to Anglo-Imperial cooperation against France ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuringReignOf |
Henry VIII of England
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Louis XII of France ⓘ |
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Subject: battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513) Description of subject: The Battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513) was a minor but symbolically important engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai in which English and Imperial cavalry routed French forces, earning its name from the speed of the French retreat.
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