Enguinegatte
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Known as Guinegatte in medieval times, it is the site of several late 15th and early 16th century battles. The first was the Battle of Guinegate
Battle of Guinegate (1479)
The First Battle of Guinegate took place on August 7, 1479. French troops of King Louis XI were defeated by the Burgundians led by Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg...

, the later and more famous, the Battle of the Spurs, in 1513.
The village was largely destroyed in the Second World War.

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