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The Battle of Guinegate or Battle of the Spurs took place on 16 August 1513. As part of the Holy League under the on-going Italian Wars, English and Imperial troops under Henry VIII and Maximilian I surprised and routed a body of French cavalry under Jacques de La Palice. Henry and Maximilian were besieging the town of Thérouanne. English contemporary sources call the town "Turwyn." After...  MORE

The Battle of Guinegate or Battle of the Spurs took place on 16 August 1513. As part of the Holy League under the on-going Italian Wars, English and Imperial troops under Henry VIII and Maximilian I surprised and routed a body of French cavalry under Jacques de La Palice. Henry and Maximilian were besieging the town of Thérouanne. English contemporary sources call the town "Turwyn." After Thérouanne fell, Henry VIII besieged and took Tournai. LESS