The run-up to this battle allegedly involved an incident called "The Matins of Good Friday" where several citizens werekilled by the local army if they could not correctly pronounce a phrase translating as "shield and friend.
The run-up to this battle allegedly involved an incident called "The Matins of Good Friday" where several citizens werekilled by the local army if they could not correctly pronounce a phrase translating as "shield and friend." This battle wassparked by kidnapping of Guy of Dampierre, whose son Guy of Namurs led one branch of the winning army, while Williamof Julich led the other. Two factions known as the "men of the lion's claw" and the Leliaerts or "men of the lily" opposed eachother prior to the battle, with the former led by Robert of Bethune. An embellished account of this battle was later written byHendrik Conscience. The losing commander Robert, Count of Artois was killed, as the peasant infantry under the "Lion ofFlanders" turned away the army of Philip the Fair. For 10 points, name this 1302 battle in the Franco-Flemish War, also knownas the Battle of Courtrai, which gains its nickname from the fact that many dead French soldiers had the namesake decorationson their boots.
The run-up to this battle allegedly involved an incident called "The Matins of Good Friday" where several citizens werekilled by the local army if they could not correctly pronounce a phrase translating as "shield and friend.
Battle of the Golden Spurs [or Courtrai before it's mentioned]