One commander in this battle was captured after making a last stand with a circle of seven hundred Brabancon pikemen, while one side gathered at Valenciennes before it.
Contemporary chronicles of this battle were written by monks from the nearby monastery of Marchiennes and by Roger of Wendover. Prior to this battle, a siege of La Roche-au-Moine had been raised by forces under William des Roches. One commander in this battle was captured after making a last stand with a circle of seven hundred Brabancon pikemen, while one side gathered at Valenciennes before it. Initially one side's knights refused to engage with some mounted Soissons men-at-arms, while on the left wing of this battle Phillip of Dreux managed to capture (*) William Longsword. The loser of this battle, supported by Renaud of Boulogne and Ferrand of Flanders, was replaced by Frederick II Hohenstaufen and had been excommunicated by Pope Innocent III. This battle was fought in Flanders, and saw the forces of the Holy Roman Empire under Otto IV defeated by Philip Augustus. For 10 points, name this battle that resulted in England losing its territories in Anjou and Normandy, leading to the signing of the Magna Carta.
Contemporary chronicles of this battle were written by monks from the nearby monastery of Marchiennes and by Roger of Wendover.
Battle of {Bouvines}