The Battle of the Golden Spurs takes place on July 11, 1302 on the outskirts of Kortrijk in Flanders (present day Belgium) in which an untrained Flemish infantry militia, defeats a professional force of the French king, Philip IV and patrician Flemish cavalry, thus checking the growth of French control over the area.
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