Battle of Guinegate (1513)

Battle of Guinegate (1513)

Infobox Military Conflict


caption=
partof=the War of the League of Cambrai
conflict=Battle of Guinegate
date=August 16, 1513
place=Guinegate, France
result=Decisive English victory
combatant1=France
combatant2=Kingdom of England
commander1=Jacques de la Palice
commander2=Henry VIII
strength1=40,000
strength2=30,000
casualties1=
casualties2=
The Battle of the Spurs or Battle of Guinegate took place on August 16, 1513. As part of the Holy League under the on-going Italian Wars, English troops under Henry VIII defeated a French army under Marshal La Palice.

The English Army that fought at the Battle of Guinegate were Provided by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Wolsey was also responsible for the strategy used to defeat the French. The English forces included cavalry,artillery, infantry and longbows using hardened steel arrows designed to penetrate armour more effectively. The French forces were mostly companies of gendarmes and pikemen.

Called "Battle of the Spurs" because of the haste of the French to leave the battlefield, it took place at Guinegate (now "Enguinegatte", France). According to myth there was no actual battle, the English only saw the spurs of the fleeing French cavalry.

at the end of the battle the citys of therouanne and tournai were in the hands of Henry VIII of England


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