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Worringen, Battle of

Years: 1288 - 1288

The Battle of Worringen is fought on June 5, 1288, near the town of Worringen (also spelled Woeringen), which is now the northernmost borough of Cologne.

The battle is fought for the possession of the Duchy of Limburg, and is one of the largest battles in Europe in the Middle Ages.

“The lack of a sense of history is the damnation of the modern world.”

― Robert Penn Warren, quoted by Chris Maser (1999)