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Illustrations of military interest from
'Chroniques' by Jean Froissart
1st Quarter of the 15th Century
folio 24r, The Battle of Cassel
Bataille de Cassel (1328)
 Bataille de Cassel (1328) |
Bataille de Cassel (1328) |
Titre : Anc. 8331(2)
Titre : Français 2662
Auteur : Froissart, Jean (1337?-1410?). Auteur du texte
Date d'édition : 15ème siècle, 1er quart
Type : manuscrit
Langue : Français
Format : Vélin, miniatures, vignettes, lettres ornées
Description : Contient : 1° « Les Croniques d'Angleterre de sire JEHAN FROISSART ».
Description : Ce ms. ne contient que le livre I er des Chroniques.
Droits : domaine public
Identifiant : ark:/12148/btv1b90593275
Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 2662. Date, coloured image and caption from mandragore.bnf.fr
On 23 August 1328, the Battle of Cassel took place near the city of Cassel, 30 km south of Dunkirk in present-day France. Philip VI, (King of France from 1328 to 1350) fought Nicolaas Zannekin, a wealthy farmer from Lampernisse. Zannekin was the leader of a band of Flemish independence rebels. The fighting erupted over taxation and punitive edicts of the French over the Flemish. The battle was won decisively by the French. Zannekin and about 3200 Flemish rebels were killed in the battle.
