Philip II’s Campaign in Flanders and the …
Years: 1213 - 1213
May
Philip II’s Campaign in Flanders and the English Blockade at Damme (1213 CE)
After Philip II of France abandoned his planned invasion of England, he redirected his army against Flanders, punishing Count Ferdinand of Portugal for his defiance. The French army marched through Cassel, Ypres, and Bruges, before laying siege to Ghent, one of the largest and most important Flemish cities.
Locations
People
- Frederick II
- Guillaume de Nogaret
- Infante Ferdinand of Portugal
- John of England
- Louis VIII of France
- Otto IV of Brunswick
- Pandulf Verraccio
- Philip II of France
- Pope Innocent III
Groups
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Flemish people
- Flanders, County of
- Holy Roman Empire
- France, (Capetian) Kingdom of
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Portugal, Burgundian (Alfonsine) Kingdom of
- England, (Plantagenet, Angevin) Kingdom of
