Battle of Roosebeke
Battle of Roosebeke was a battle fought on 5 December 1382 at Westrozebeke, in what is now Belgium. It was part of the Hundred Years' War, which ran from 1337 to 1453. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 10,000; 6,500 men-at-arms; 2,000 pikemen; 1,200 crossbowmen and archers against 30,000–40,000.
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Fought 5 December 1382
Where Westrozebeke, Belgium 50.930N, 3.014E
Outcome French victory
Belligerents Kingdom of France; Duchy of Burgundy; County of Flanders; County of Savoy against Flemish towns led by Ghent
Casualties and losses 100 killed and 27,500 killed
Where it sits in the Hundred Years' War Battle of Cassel, 1328 Battle of Cadzand, 1337 Battle of Arnemuiden, 1338 Battle of Sluys, 1340 Siege of Tournai, 1340 Battle of Saint-Omer, 1340 Battle of Bergerac, 1345 Battle of Auberoche, 1345 Siege of Aiguillon, 1346 Battle of Caen, 1346 Battle of Blanchetaque, 1346 Battle of Crécy, 1346 Siege of Calais, 1346 Battle of Neville's Cross, 1346 Battle of Lunalonge, 1349 Siege of Calais, 1349 Battle of Winchelsea, 1350 Battle of Ardres, 1351 Battle of Saintes, 1351 Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, 1351 Siege of Guînes, 1352 Battle of Poitiers, 1356 Siege of Saint-Valery, 1358 Battle of Amiens, 1358 Siege of Rheims, 1359 Siege of Paris, 1360 Battle of Brignais, 1362 Siege of Rolleboise, 1364 Siege of Mantes, 1364 Siege of Meulan, 1364 Battle of Cocherel, 1364 Siege of Arles, 1368 Battle of Montiel, 1369 Siege of Sarlat, 1370 Massacre of Limoges, 1370 Siege of Paris, 1370 Battle of Pontvallain, 1370 Siege of Guernesey, 1372 Battle of La Rochelle, 1372 Siege of Soubise, 1372 Battle of Lisbon, 1373 Battle of Chiset, 1373 Siege of Nantes, 1380 Battle of Nevele, 1381 Battle of Roosebeke, 1382 Battle of Atoleiros, 1384 Siege of Lisbon, 1384 Naval Battle of the Tejo, 1384 Battle of Trancoso, 1385 English invasion of Scotland, 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota, 1385 Battle of Valverde, 1385 Battle of the Seven, 1402 Siege of Mercq, 1405 Siege of Haverford, 1405 Battle of Chef-de-Caux, 1415 Siege of Harfleur, 1415 Battle of Agincourt, 1415 Battle of Valmont, 1416 Battle of the Seine, 1416 Siege of Bonneville-sur-Touques, 1417 Siege of Bayeux (1417), 1417 Siege of Caen, 1417 Siege of Rouen, 1418 Siege of Château-Gaillard, 1418 Battle of La Rochelle, 1419 Siege of Montereau-Fault-Yonne, 1420 Siege of Melun, 1420 Siege of Paris, 1420 Battle of Baugé, 1421 Battle of Mons-en-Vimeu, 1421 Siege of Meaux, 1421 Battle of Cravant, 1423 Battle of La Brossinière, 1423 Siege of Mont-Saint-Michel, 1424 Battle of Verneuil, 1424 Battle of St. James, 1426 Siege of Montargis, 1427 Siege of Orléans, 1428 Siege of Bonneville-sur-Touques, 1429 Battle of the Herrings, 1429 Battle of Orléans, 1429 Battle of Meung-sur-Loire, 1429 Battle of Beaugency, 1429 Battle of Patay, 1429 Battle of Jargeau, 1429 Battle of Montépilloy, 1429 Siege of Paris, 1429 Siege of Bonneville-sur-Touques, 1430 Battle of Anthon, 1430 Siege of Compiègne, 1430 Battle of Bulgnéville, 1431 Siege of Pouancé, 1432 Battle of Gerberoy, 1435 Siege of Paris, 1435 Siege of Saint-Denis, 1435 Siege of Calais, 1436 Siege of Tartas, 1441 Siege of Dieppe, 1442 Siege of Fougeres, 1449 Siege of Bonneville-sur-Touques, 1450 Battle of Formigny, 1450 Battle of Castillon, 1453 1328 1453 Battle of Roosebeke, 1382 103 placed engagements of the Hundred Years' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 5 December 1382 Place Westrozebeke, Belgium50.930N, 3.014E Kind Battle, medieval Strength 10,000; 6,500 men-at-arms; 2,000 pikemen; 1,200 crossbowmen and archers 30,000–40,000 Casualties and losses 100 killed 27,500 killed Commanders Charles VI of France Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy Olivier V de Clisson Louis de Sancerre Jean IV de Mauquenchy Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy
Battle of Roosebeke Battle of Roosebeke Battle of the Menin Road Ridge Night action of 1/2 December 1917 Fifth Battle of Ypres Third Battle of Ypres Second Battle of Passchendaele Battle of the Menin Road Ridge The Hague Lille Rotterdam Antwerpen Charleroi Brugge Ipswich Amiens 100 km 50.930N, 3.014E 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 30 times between 1382 and 1918.
Battle of Roosebeke is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 243 in present-day Belgium.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1651134 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Roosebeke , revision 1377725753, 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.
