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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battle of Bouvines
		The city of Bouvines is between Lille and Tournai, and in the 13th century was in the County of Flanders and is part of modern France.
		The imperial army drew up facing south-westward towards Bouvines, the heavy cavalry in the new-fangled plate armour on the wings, the infantry in one great mass in the center, supported by the cavalry corps under the emperor himself.
		Bouvines: the battle in the context of the campaign in the war of 1202 - 1214
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Bouvines (1521 words)

	Battle of Bouvines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		The city of Bouvines is between Lille and Tournai, and in the 13th century was in the County of Flanders and is part of modern France.
		The imperial army drew up facing south-westward towards Bouvines, the heavy cavalry in the new-fangled plate armour on the wings, the infantry in one great mass in the center, supported by the cavalry corps under the emperor himself.
		Bouvines: the battle in the context of the campaign in the war of 1202 - 1214
	www.gogoglo.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/b/ba/battle_of_bouvines.html (769 words)

	Battle of Bouvines (27 July 1214)
		The most significant origins of the 'War' of Bouvines can be traced to the ascension of Henri, duc d'Anjou, duc de Normandie, and duc d'Aquitaine to the crown of England in 1154.
		Bouvines was the most important battle from a political point of view for a century.
		An obelisk monument in the village of Bouvines commemorates the victory.
	xenophongroup.com /montjoie/bouvines.htm (6657 words)

	Battle of Bouvines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The city of Bouvines is between Lille and Tournai in modern France, and in the 13th century was in the County of Flanders.
		The imperial army drew up facing south-westward towards Bouvines, the heavy cavalry on the wings, the infantry in one great mass in the center, supported by the cavalry corps under the emperor himself.
		Bouvines: the battle in the context of the campaign in the war of 1202–1214
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Bouvines (794 words)

	Battle of Bouvines
		In the Battle of Bouvines, July, 1214, Philip Augustus of France defeated Otto IV of Germany and the count of Flanders so decisively that Otto was deposed and replaced by Frederick II Hohenstaufen.
		Philip was himself able to take undisputed control of the territories of Anjou, Brittany, Maine, Normandy, and the Touraine, which he had recently seized from Otto's ally John I of England.
		Bouvines is between Lille and Tournai, and in the 13th century was in the County of Flanders and is part of modern Belgium.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ba/Battle_of_Bouvines.html (126 words)

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		In 1214 Philip II Augustus campaigning in Flanders was attacked by the Emperor Otto, seconded by Renauld de Dammartin, Count of Boulogne, and Ferraud of Portugal, Count of Flanders (both titles held uxor) and English stipendiary knights led by the bastard half-brother of King John - William Longsword, Earl of Salisbury.
		La Dimanche de Bouvines) the Coalition was shattered, King John abandoned his Poitevin campaign, Otto lost his throne and the two counts their liberty (Ferraud did recover his at great damage to his county, but Renauld topped himself in the slammer).
		Bouvines was designed in 1983 to support a film that never got made, so its techniques are perhaps more traditional than we might expect.
	www.grognard.com /reviews/bouvin.txt (2021 words)

	The Legend of Bouvines (Georges Duby) - book review
		In 1214 King Philip of France met and defeated the Emperor Otto in Flanders, in the battle of Bouvines.
		In The Legend of Bouvines Georges Duby writes about this battle, and the legends which sprang from it, from the perspective of an anthropologist.
		This is followed by a general commentary on the ideology of peace, war, and battle in the twelfth century.
	dannyreviews.com /h/Legend_Bouvines.html (185 words)

	La Bataille de Bouvines
		Bouvines fut l'une de ces cérémonies exceptionnelles dont les rites étaient depuis longtemps fixés.
		Bouvines a fixé pour des siècles le destin de tous les Etats d'Europe.
		Souvenons-nous des tirailleurs étrangers défilant à Bouvines et venus construire les blockhaus isolés et très visibles le long de la frontière, jalons nordistes de la ligne Maginot, mais jamais armés.
	pevele.free.fr /bouvines/bouvbatt.htm (2776 words)

	The Battle of Bouvines according to the Philippiad
		The Philippiad is rhymed elaboration of William the Breton's continuation of the Gestes de Philippe Auguste.
		William was a chaplain to the French king, and was present on the battlefield of Bouvines.
		However, they are all of the opinion that they should go to Bouvines to see if the enemy will not choose to respect the holy day and to postpone the duel till the passing of the day would make the battle lawful.
	www.deremilitari.org /RESOURCES/SOURCES/bouvines3.htm (2716 words)

	Bouvines
		Domenica (domine dies: giorno del Signore), 27 luglio 1214, Fiandre Bouvines: l’aria è squarciata dal grido di guerra di migliaia di uomini armati di lance, spade, mazze d’arme e lame affilate pronte a trafiggere, rompere, tagliare armature e corpi di uomini e cavalli.
		Battaglia di Bouvines: Filippo II Augusto opposto a l'imperatore Ottone IV (1214).
		Sul campo di Bouvines, vicino al confine tra Impero e Regno di Francia, si trovarono schierati l’uno con il volto a nord, l’altro a sud, due grandi eserciti composti complessivamente all’incirca da 5.000 cavalieri e 15.000 fanti.
	www.stupormundi.it /Bouvines.htm (713 words)

	Bouvines Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		Bouvines Stained glasses The 21 stained glasses which decorate the church, recall the principal facts which prepare, constitute and complete the event of July 27, 1214.
		Bouvines It is into 1878 that the town council decided the rebuilding of the church.
		Bouvines 1214: After the death of Baudouin counts of Flanders and Emperor of Constantinople, the King of France, Philippe Auguste made married the girl of the emperor with Ferrant of Portugal while asking him to restore with the passage some cities: Aires and Saint-Omer.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/France/Nord_Pas_de_Calais/Bouvines-133488/Things_To_Do-Bouvines-R-1.html (1032 words)

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		Muret 1213, Bouvines 1214, Lac Peïpous 1242 and Benevento 1266 The 13th century was the Golden age of military chivalry, and especially that of the Kingdom de France.
		Bouvines, 27 July 1214 (by Frédéric Bey) Notes for the map : The same map is used for Bouvines and Benevento.
		For the Battle of Bouvines, ignore the hill (Level 1 clear terrain hexes) and treat all the hexes as being level 0.
	grognard.com /info1/vv45.doc (8606 words)

	Battle of Bouvines, 27 July 1214
		Bouvines saw the triumph of Philip II Augustus of France against King John of England, even though John was not present at the battle.
		Otto and his armies were defeated by Philip at Bouvines, removing any chance of success for King John.
		This defeat may have contributed to the discontent that led to the Magna Carta, forced out of King John less than a year later.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/battles_bouvines.html (135 words)

	Battle of Bouvines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		On July 12, 1214, Philip II Augustus, the King of France, defeated the combined forces of emperor Otto IV, the count of Flanders, and King John of England, near Bouvines in northern France.
		The battle of Bouvines according to the Phlippiad by William of Breton
		The battle of Bouvines according to the Minstel of Reims
	www.deremilitari.org /resources/sources/bouvines.htm (172 words)

	bouvines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		Gautiers at the battle of Bouvines - 1214
		Gautier de Nemours fought at the side of King Philippe Auguste at the battle of Bouvines (27 July 1214).
		As the King rests in the shadow of an ash tree, his brother Guérin arrives with news: Although this is the day of the Lord (27 July 1214 fell on a Sunday), the battle will take place.
	www.association-gauthier.org /anglais/1600a/gautier-bouvines1214a.html (230 words)

	World history and events in 1214
		The battle of Bouvines confirms Philip II as ruler of northern France
		The battle of Bouvines ensures the succession of Frederick II as Emperor
		Under the treay of Bouvines John I is forced to give up his claims to northern France
	www.badley.info /history/1214.year.html (484 words)

	Creation of the first French infantry regiments - Military Photos
		The urban militias were for example outstanding during the battle of Bouvines in 1214 but otherwise not very skilled.
		The Battle of Bouvines was the first great international conflict of alliances among national forces in Europe.
		But from the battle of Bouvines on, the urban militias of the cities send their foot troops, equipped and trained at their cost.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=27573 (1332 words)

	Sample text for Library of Congress control number 2002029653
		This in itself was unusual, for in those days of religious correctness knights and kings on the whole observed the sabbath as far as battle was concerned.
		Bouvines was, moreover, to set the future shape not only of France but of Britain, too-and it would be fundamental to the development of the capital city Paris was to become.
		Some fifteen kilometres equidistant from the present-day cities of Tournai (in Belgium) and France's Lille, Bouvines lies in soggy Flanders, site of the terrible battlefields where the destiny of France was to be played out exactly seven centuries later, 200 kilometres north-east of Paris.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/samples/random042/2002029653.html (2341 words)

	The Saintonge War (July 1242)
		The incident set in motion events that led to the French king, Philippe II (Auguste), seizing the most of the Plantagenet domaines in France, first by decree, and then physically in the war that was decided at the battle of Bouvines in 1214.
		However, the outcome of the Bouvines' war denied John Lackland the occasion to grant such to any of his sons.
		The installation of Alphonso as comte de Poitou was seen as affront by Isabella de l'Angoulême, the former English queen, mother of the only two legimate sons of John Lackland, and now wife of comte Hugh de Lusignan.
	xenophongroup.com /montjoie/taillebr.htm (1941 words)

	in illo tempore » For Martinmas: Philip, the 'fighting bishop' of Beauvais
		Philip commanded part of the French left wing at the Battle of Bouvines on Sunday morning, July 27, 1214.
		There is a 19th century stained glass window in the parish church of St Pierre in Bouvines, showing the Earl of Salisbury on the ground and the bishop handing him over to Jean de Nivelles, chatelain de Bruges.
		Source: The Battle of Bouvines according to the Philippiad, by William of Breton.
	inillotempore.com /blog/pivot/entry.php?id=624 (570 words)

	Battle of Bouvines, 27 July 1214 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		Bouvines saw the triumph of Philip II Augustus of France against King John of England, even though John was not present at the battle.
		Otto and his armies were defeated by Philip at Bouvines, removing any chance of success for King John.
		This defeat may have contributed to the discontent that led to the Magna Carta, forced out of King John less than a year later.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/battles_bouvines.html (106 words)

	AllRefer.com - Bouvines, Battle of Information
		Decisive victory for Philip II (Philip Augustus) of France on 27 July 1214, near the village of Bouvines in Flanders, over the Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV and his allies, including King John of England.
		The battle, one of the most decisive in medieval Europe, so weakened Otto that it ensured the succession of Frederick II as Holy Roman Emperor and confirmed Philip as ruler of the whole of northern France and Flanders; it led to the renunciation of all English claims to the region.
		Otto's army, with a small English contingent, numbered perhaps 30,000 while the French strength was about the same; each massed their foot soldiers in the centre and placed their cavalry on the flanks, with reserves behind.
	www.allrefer.com /bouvines-battle-of (269 words)

	Epilogue, Society Organized for War
		In a similar manner, the city of Toulouse used its military forces to extend its grasp throughout the central Garonne Valley during the mid-thirteenth century hiatus between the decline of the Counts of Toulouse and the increasing growth of royal power in southern France.
		Moreover, one cannot fail to be struck by the parallel between the epic battles of [208] Las Navas de Tolosa and Bouvines.
		To reach Bouvines, the French militias had to travel between fifty to one hundred fifty kilometers, and were so exhausted from their effort that they did not perform well in the battle itself.
	libro.uca.edu /socwar/epilog.htm (2553 words)

	Bouvines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		Bouvines est situé sur la rive droite de la Marque,
		Petit village agricole, Bouvines est célèbre par la victoire de Philippe-Auguste en 1214, et par son église, dont les vitraux retracent l'histoire de la bataille.
		Parmi ceux-ci, on portera une attention toute particulière aux vitraux de l’église Saint-Pierre, réalisés entre 1887 et 1905, et qui représentent des événements de la bataille de Bouvines.
	www.ensc-lille.fr /actu/jepo/bouvines.html (309 words)

	Moyen-âge : Bataille de Bouvines
		La Bataille de Bouvines a été l'une de ces grandes victoires inespérées qui ont forgé la grandeur de l'Histoire de France au Moyen-âge.
		le roi Philippe II Auguste écrase à Bouvines, près de Lille, les armées médiévales de l'empereur allemand Otto de Brunswick et de ses alliés, du comte Ferrand de Flandre et du comte Renaud de Boulogne.
		La bataille de Bouvines s'engage à la manière féodale, dans un corps à corps indescriptible où chacun cherche son ennemi pour le tuer ou le capturer (s'il est peut rapporter quelque rançon).
	www.lionsdeguerre.com /moyen-age/bataille-bouvines.php (534 words)

	Historique Bouvines, la bataille
		Après une après-midi de combats acharnés, la bataille de Bouvines est terminée, et la monarchie capétienne semble invulnérable aux yeux de tous...
		La commune de Bouvines est située au sud-est de Lille.
		Si Bouvines est entré dans l'histoire en 1214 par une bataille inscrite dans tous les manuels scolaires, c'est probablement aujourd'hui, les vitraux qui en perpétuent le plus attrayant souvenir.
	www.nordmag.fr /patrimoine/histoire_regionale/bouvines/bouvines.htm (2174 words)

	Battle of Bouvines
		Fought at Bouvines a village in Flanders (now part of France) Between the French army led by King Philip Augustus of France, against the combined forces of King John of England, The Holy Roman Emperor Otti IV, and Ferdinand Count of Flanders.
		Due to this French victory, Frederick of Hohenstaufen became Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II in 1215.
		The Bataille de Bouvines 27th July 1214 by Horace Vernet.
	www.medieval-art.com /bouvines.htm (557 words)

	Amazon.com: Bouvines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		The Legend of Bouvines: War, Religion, and Culture in the Middle Ages by Georges Duby (Hardcover - Sep 1990)
		The Capture of Ferdinand of Portugal Count of Flanders at the Battle of Bouvines, 27th July 1214 Giclee Print by French School, 24" x 18" by AllPosters.com
		The Legend of Bouvines: War, Religion and Myth in the Middle Ages by George Duby and Catherine Tihanyi (Hardcover - Jun 28, 1990)
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Bouvines&tag=lexico&index=blended&link_code=qs&page=1 (609 words)

	PART8: Photography
		This huge canvas was meant to re-enact in paint the drama of a thirteenth-century battle in which Mathieu de Montmorency, one of Mathieu's ancestors, had played a decisive part.
		Dali's search for sources which subverted the classical tradition of western art due to the trauma of World War II and the atom bomb led him to Spanish mysticism as well.
		Tapié describes the painting of the Battle of the Bouvines as one "in which [Mathieu] has been able to gesticulate to paroxysm the quintessence of his inductive myths."
	dsc.gc.cuny.edu /part/part8/articles/gross_print.html (3913 words)

	Amazon.com: The Legend of Bouvines: War, Religion, and Culture in the Middle Ages: Books: Georges Duby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-17)
		In The Legend of Bouvines Georges Duby writes about this battle, and the legends which sprang from it, from a clear, unbiased perspective.
		Duby then analyses the evolution of the legends that sprang from Bouvines - in the centuries following the battle and, after its 18th century revival, in modern French historiography.
		The Legend of Bouvines has a rare gem.
	www.amazon.com /Legend-Bouvines-Religion-Culture-Middle/dp/0520062388 (1089 words)

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