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Topic: Roosebeke, Battle of
Location: Buckfastleigh Devon United Kingdom

Roosebeke, Battle of

Years: 1382 - 1382

The Battle of Roosebeke (sometimes referred to as the Battle of Westrozebeke) takes place on November 27, 1382 on the Goudberg (golden mountain) between a Flemish army under Philip van Artevelde and a French army under Louis II of Flanders, who had called upon the help of the French king Charles VI after he had suffered a defeat during the Battle of Beverhoutsveld.

The Flemish army is defeated, Philip van Artevelde is slain and his corpse put on display.

"In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.”

— Paul Harvey, radio broadcast (before 1977)