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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)
surface form: Battle of Guinegate (1513)

Journée des Éperons
belligerent Holy Roman Empire
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
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
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
surface form: War of the League of Cambrai
precededBy English invasion of northern France in 1513
result English and Imperial victory
significance boosted prestige of Henry VIII as a warrior king
contributed to Anglo-Imperial cooperation against France
tookPlaceDuringReignOf Henry VIII of England
Louis XII of France

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Bayard (Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard) notableWork battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)
Holy League against France notableBattle battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)
this entity surface form: Battle of Guinegate (1513)
battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513) alsoKnownAs battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)
subject surface form: Battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)
this entity surface form: Battle of Guinegate (1513)
Italian War of 1508–1516 notableBattle battle of the Spurs (Guinegate, 1513)
this entity surface form: Battle of Guinegate (1513)