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Battle of Cassel

Battle of Cassel was a battle fought on 22 February 1071 at Cassel, in what is now France. The recorded result: Victory for Robert of Flanders; Robert succeeds Arnulf III.

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Battle of Cassel, 22 February 1071 (Histoire de Belgiques, 1842)
Battle of Cassel, 22 February 1071 (Histoire de Belgiques, 1842). Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans / Gustave Lesestre, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 February 1071
WhereCassel, France50.801N, 2.488E
OutcomeVictory for Robert of Flanders; Robert succeeds Arnulf III

Record

Date22 February 1071
PlaceCassel, France
50.801N, 2.488E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Robert I of Flanders
  • Philip I of France
  • Arnulf III, Count of Flanders
  • William FitzOsbern
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1071 and 1677.

Elsewhere in 1071

Battle of Cassel is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q858922, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cassel (1071), revision 1377724977, 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.