The Battle of Bouvines was fought on 27 July 1214 near the town of Bouvines in the County of Flanders. It was the conclusive battle of the 1213–1214 Anglo-French War. A French army of some 7,000 men commanded by King Philip Augustus defeated an allied army of approximately 9,000 commanded by Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV. In early 1214, a great coalition was assembled against King Philip Augustus of France, consisting of Otto IV, King John of England, Count Ferrand of Flanders, Duke Henry I of Brabant, Count William I of Holland, Duke Theobald I of Lorraine, and Duke Henry III of Limburg. Its objective was to dismember the conquests made by Philip earli...
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