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Battle of Guinegate

Battle of Guinegate was a battle fought on 16 August 1513 at Enguinegatte, in what is now France. It was part of the War of the League of Cambrai, which ran from 1508 to 1516. The recorded result: Anglo-Imperial victory. Recorded strength: 30,000 overall, many fewer were engaged against 7,000.

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La Battaglia di Guinegatte
La Battaglia di Guinegatte. AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought16 August 1513
WhereEnguinegatte, France50.575N, 2.236E
OutcomeAnglo-Imperial victory
BelligerentsEngland; Holy Roman EmpireagainstFrance
Casualties and lossesLightand3,000 killed, wounded, captured, or missing
Part ofWar of the League of Cambrai1508 to 1516

Where it sits in the War of the League of Cambrai

Invasion of Cadore, 1508Battle of Cadore, 1508Battle of Treviglio, 1509Battle of Casaloldo, 1509Battle of Agnadello, 1509Battle of Isola della Scala, 1509Siege of Padua, 1509Battle of the citadel of Vicenza, 1509Battle of Polesella, 1509Siege of Monselice, 1510Siege of Mirandola, 1510Siege of Trévise, 1511Siege of Treviso, 1511Battle of Ravenna, 1512Battle of Pavia, 1512Battle of Saint-Mathieu, 1512Siege of Crema, 1513Battle of Brest, 1513Battle of Blancs-Sablons Bay, 1513Battle of Novara, 1513Battle of Guinegate, 1513Siege of Dijon, 1513Battle of Flodden, 1513Battle of La Motta, 1513Battle of Marignano, 1515Siege of Asola, 1516Bombing of Cartagena, 151615081516Battle of Guinegate, 1513
27 placed engagements of the War of the League of Cambrai in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date16 August 1513
PlaceEnguinegatte, France
50.575N, 2.236E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength30,000 overall, many fewer were engaged7,000
Casualties and lossesLight3,000 killed, wounded, captured, or missing
Commanders
  • Jacques de La Palice
  • Charles IV of Alençon
  • Louis I d'Orléans, duc de Longueville
  • Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard
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Battle of Guinegate is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q699475, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Spurs, revision 1370602393, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.