Battle of Cassel

1st battle of Cassel takes place the February 20th 1071 between the King of France Philippe I {{er}} and Robert the Clippings. The Flemings oppose regency Richilde de Hainaut, supported by the king of France, who controls in the name of his young person wire, the count Arnoul III. They call with the capacity the uncle d' Arnoul, Robert, who seizes the principal places of the county. Richilde calls for the aid Philippe the Ist belligerents are found in Cassel, with the foot of the mount. Robert leaves victorious the battle, during which Arnoul III is killed and Richilde made captive. Robert becomes count de Flandre, usurping the title with the detriment of the son junior by Richilde, Baudouin I {{er}} of Hainaut. ---- 2nd battle of Cassel was held the August 23rd 1328 near the town of Cassel in the north of France between the army of the king de France Philippe VI of Valois and the Flemish militia carried out by Nicolaas Zannekin, small holder land of Lampernisse in the châtellenie of Furnes (current Belgium).

The king of France, Philippe VI of Valois, after his sacring with Rheims, with an aim of trying to consolidate his authority, decides to leave in war against the revolted Flemings (middle-class of Bruges, craftsmen and peasants of the Franc of Bruges, craftsmen and workmen of Courtrai), risen against their lord, the count de Flandre Louis of Nevers.

The Flemings, who lived in the memory of the Bataille of the Gold Spurs badly supported the antiquated maintenance of the seigneuriaux rights exerted by the Flemish knights, for the majority rejoined with king de France, with the example of the count.

The barons of France who had offered to Philippe de Valois the crown show reticent to launch out in this adventure. The king then pronounces a formula which will remain famous: “ Which likes me follows me ”. ---- 3rd battle of Cassel , also called Battle of Peene, saw to clash on April 11th, 1677 the troops of Philippe of Orleans and that of William of Orange.

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