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hands. In February 1298, following a riot at Ghent, Edward moved to Aardenburg on the border of Zeeland. On 2 March, in an effort to make amends with the Gantois, he renewed their mercantile privileges in England. Five days later, 7 March, he renewed his military contract with the Burgundians led by Jean de Chalon-Arlay. When Edward sailed home to deal with William Wallace, the Burgundians carried on fighting the French on his behalf. They would not submit to Philip IV until 1301.
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was retaken by an army of English, Welsh and Flemish troops led by Robert of Béthune. Meanwhile Edward's Burgundian allies sacked the castle of Ornans in Franche-Comté and the Count of Bar led Welsh troops in plundering expeditions into French territory. Henry de Lacy, the king's capitaneus in Gascony, ravaged the Toulousaine after Philip had recalled the French field army to Flanders.
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Papal mediation led to an armistice, starting in October 1297. During this period negotiations between the French and English Kings and the other warring parties, including Count of Flanders, took place at the Papal court, while simultaneously strengthening the defenses of the Flemish towns in their
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In August 1297 the French troops were reinforced when Robert of Artois returned from his successful campaign against Edward in Aquitaine. Artois' troops marched upon Cassel, which, except for the Flemish occupied castle, was burned, and to Sint-Winoksbergen, which surrendered. By 20 August, Artois'
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The Count of Flanders was summoned before King Phillip again in 1296, and the principal cities of Flanders were taken under royal protection, until Guy paid an indemnity and surrendered his territories, to hold them at the grace of the King. After these indignities, Guy attempted to seek revenge on
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After the fall of Lille, the French main army marched upon Kortrijk and Ingelmunster. On 18 September 1297, Philip was met with a delegation from Bruges which surrendered the city to him. The city was occupied by French troops led by Raoul de Nesle and Guy IV, Count of Saint-Pol but its port Damme
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and by Raoul de Nesle crossed the border near Râches and encountered part of the Flemish army, consisting of German mercenaries, which was defeated. After this setback Orchies surrendered to France. Valois' troops, raided and burned the countryside up to Lille, but then returned to the French main
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Edward I tried various ways to maintain the campaign in France, including pressing the nobility into military service and seizing England's wool exports. It was the opinion of many that this war was unnecessary and risky, in a time when the situation in both
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Philip by an alliance with King Edward I of England in 1297, which was at war with France. Philip responded by declaring Flanders annexed to the royal domain and sent a French army under
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Although facing problems at home, at the end of August 1297 King Edward eventually moved an army of 895 knights and 7560 infantry and bowman to Flanders. Finding no support in
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In 1294, Guy, Count of Flanders turned for help to King Edward I of England, arranging a marriage between his daughter Philippa and
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was threatening. Many nobles refused to serve in the Flanders campaign, claiming it was unclear where the expedition was going.
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troops had reached Veurne. The Flemish counterattack on Artois ended in a French victory at the 20 August 1297
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were required to serve during this campaign, as part of their conditional release from prisons in England.
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near Douai. In June 1297 Philip gathered an army of about 3,000 knights at
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and made that city his base of operations in Flanders. A large number of
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Armistice pausing direct conflict between England and France until
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in exchange for English neutrality in the continuing
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that lasted from August 1297 until March 1298. King
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