# Canonical recap data for Battle of the Golden Spurs (1302)
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title: Battle of the Golden Spurs
subtitle: Flemish burghers defeated French knights, asserting urban independence and challenging feudal military dominance.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1302-07-11
datePrecision: day
year: 1302
decade: 1300
country:
name: Belgium
slug: belgium
summaryShort: The Battle of the Golden Spurs or 1302 Battle of Courtrai was a military confrontation between the royal army of France and rebellious forces of the County of Flanders on 11 July 1302 during the 1297–1305 Franco-Flemish War. It took place near the town of Kortrijk in modern-day Belgium and resulted in an unexpected vic
summaryLong: The Battle of the Golden Spurs or 1302 Battle of Courtrai was a military confrontation between the royal army of France and rebellious forces of the County of Flanders on 11 July 1302 during the 1297–1305 Franco-Flemish War. It took place near the town of Kortrijk in modern-day Belgium and resulted in an unexpected victory for the Flemish.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Battle of the Golden Spurs"
importance: 77
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Golden_Spurs"
  title: Battle of the Golden Spurs
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The Battle of the Golden Spurs or 1302 Battle of Courtrai was a military confrontation between the royal army of France and rebellious forces of the County of F
wikidataQid: Q44732
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260326234653/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Golden_Spurs"
  capturedAt: 2026-03-26
  label: Battle of the Golden Spurs
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Golden_Spurs"
