Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle
| date | August 18, 1304 |
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| place | Mons-en-Pévèle |
| output | French victory |
| consequences | Treaty of Athis-sur-Orge |
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The Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle was fought on August 18, 1304 between France and Flanders . The result is counted as a French victory, as the French were able to maintain the battlefield and the Flemish presumably had to bear the higher losses.
After the morning mass in Bruges and the defeat in the Spore Battle , the French prepared their answer thoroughly. The presence of the king and his brothers on the battlefield was intended to emphasize the importance of the dispute and the French claim to power in Flanders. The Flemish commander Johann von Namur attacked the enemy during or shortly after an attack on Lille when they retreated onto the road to Arras to secure the lines of communication. The French held the battlefield and were able to force the Flemish to retreat.
After further smaller battles, the Treaty of Athis-sur-Orge was signed on June 23, 1305 , through which the Flemish independence was recognized on the one hand, and on the other hand the cities of Lille , Douai and Béthune passed into French possession. In addition, enormous compensation was paid by the Flemish people. Finally the French reclaimed the golden spurs that the Flemings had taken from the fallen French cavalry in the Spore Battle of 1302 and hung in the Church of Our Lady in Kortrijk .
source
- Annales Gandenses , ed. by Johann Martin Lappenberg in: Monumenta Germaniae Historica SS 16 (1859), pp. 584-588
literature
- Jean Favier : Dictionnaire de la France médiévale . Keyword Mons-en-Pévèle