1302, Franco-Flemish War. The Flemish tradesmen, angered by high taxes and contempt of French feudal leadership, rise up against King Phillip IV. Can the urban population of Flanders use their militia training against the flower of French chivalry? Changes in equipment, tactics, and the importance of social class come to a head on the muddy fields outside of Courtrai.
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Look @racefortheironthrone, the smallfolk do win some times! Pretty cool, eh?
Indeed, and thank you for reminding me to reblog this.
This is one of my favorite medieval battles, precisely because it’s one of the few cases where Team Smallfolk gets to chalk one up in the Win column.
And people should be interested in it for reasons that go beyond modern Flemish nationalism.
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