Battle of Roosebeke
| Battle of Roosebeke | |||||||
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| Part of the Ghent Rebellion (1379-1385) and the Hundred Years' War | |||||||
Battle of Roosebeke (Jean Froissart, 1405) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Kingdom of France Duchy of Burgundy County of Flanders | Flemish towns led by Ghent | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Charles VI of France Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy Olivier de Clisson Louis de Sancerre Mouton de Blainville | Philip van Artevelde † | ||||||
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10,000
| 30,000–40,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 100 killed | 27,500 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Roosebeke (sometimes referred by its contemporary name as Battle of Westrozebeke) took place on 27 November 1382 on the Goudberg between a Flemish army under Philip van Artevelde and a French army under Louis II of Flanders who had called upon the help of the French king Charles VI after he had suffered a defeat during the Battle of Beverhoutsveld. The Flemish army was defeated, Philip van Artevelde was slain and his corpse was put on display.