Battle of Furnes

Part of the Franco-Flemish War

Date	20 August 1297
Location	Veurne (Furnes)
Result	French victory^[1]

Belligerents

Kingdom of France

County of Flanders

Commanders and leaders

Robert II of Artois

Guy of Dampierre
Walram, Count of Jülich †

Franco-Flemish War (1297–1305)

Furnes Bruges Matins Battle of the Golden Spurs Arques Zierikzee Mons-en-Pévèle

The Battle of Furnes was fought on 20 August 1297 between French and Flemish forces.

The French were led by Robert II of Artois and the Flemish by Guy of Dampierre. The French forces were victorious. However, Robert's son Philip was killed during the battle.^[2]

The Flemish were supported by Walram, Count of Jülich, who was killed during the battle.

Notes

↑ J. F. Verbruggen, The Battle of the Golden Spurs (Courtrai, 11 July 1302), ed. Kelly DeVries, transl. David Richard Ferguson, (The Boydell Press, 2002), 223.
↑ Charles T. Wood, The French Apanages and the Capetian Monarchy, 1224-1328, (Harvard University Press, 1966), 59.

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