battle, notable, early modern
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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Record
| Date | 16 August 1513 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Enguinegatte, France 50.575N, 2.236E | |
| Part of | War of the League of Cambrai (1508 to 1516) | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Result | Anglo-Imperial victory | |
| Belligerents | England; Holy Roman Empire | France |
| Commanders | Henry VIII; Maximilian I; Henry Bourchier; George Talbot; Lord Herbert | Jacques Palice; Charles IV of Alençon; Louis d'Orléans; Chevalier de Bayard |
| Strength | 30,000 overall, many fewer were engaged | 7,000 |
| Casualties and losses | Light | 3,000 killed, wounded, captured, or missing |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Guinegate 1479, 4.5 km
- Siege of Aire-sur-la-Lys 1710, 13 km
- Siege of Mercq 1405, 14 km
- Battle of Agincourt 1415, 14 km
- Battle of Arques 1303, 19 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Novara 6 June 1513
- After: Siege of Dijon 8 September 1513
- All 18 engagements of War of the League of Cambrai
Elsewhere in 1513
- Battle of Dubica Croatia
- Siege of Aden Yemen
- Battle of Le Conquet France
Battle of Guinegate is one of 831 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 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.