Mori Gabriel Syme
10-03-2002, 21:31
I'm having difficulty finding more than basic information about the battle of Courtrai in 1302 (the wake-up call which the French proved they had ignored at Crecy). Does anyone know of a good source? I'm particularly interested in knowing the melee weapons used by the Flemish & the background of their leader(s).
& if people feel like discussing the battle here, that would be great.
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Once more into the breach, dear friends; once more consign their parts most private to a Rutland tree! & men in London, still a-bed, shall think themselves accursed they were not here & hold their manhood cheap while others speak who fought with us on Ralph the Liar's Day!
--Richard III
The Black Adder: Ep. 1-The Foretelling
& if people feel like discussing the battle here, that would be great.
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Once more into the breach, dear friends; once more consign their parts most private to a Rutland tree! & men in London, still a-bed, shall think themselves accursed they were not here & hold their manhood cheap while others speak who fought with us on Ralph the Liar's Day!
--Richard III
The Black Adder: Ep. 1-The Foretelling