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Battle of the Spurs
Battle of the Spurs or Battle of Guinegate August 16 1513.
As part of the Holy League under the on-going Italian Wars, English troops under Henry VIII defeat a French army under Marshal La Palice .
Called "Battle of the Spurs" because of the haste of the French to leave the battlefield.
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