SINOPSIS DEL LIBRO

The Battle of Courtrai occurred on 11 July 1302 between a French army under the command of Robert Count de Artois and a Belgian urban militia The mounted French gentlemen were unable to defeat the well-trained Flemish militia infantry on a battlefield unsuitable for cavalry The room for maneuver was very limited To the north the flooded Lys River and to the west the buildings of the city of Courtrai were not impediments but would make the advance...Seguir leyendo