As such, it must not be confused with that sole fief. [35] Tournai remained in English hands, with William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy as Governor. [1]. It was there that victory was achieved. The French, whose infantry consisted primarily of marksmen, was positioned in the center of their cavalry. Formed up in pike squares, Swiss mercenaries made themselves and their method of warfare felt far beyond their borders. King Louis XI immediately adjudicated his territories to be recovered fiefs of the French kingdom and campaigned in the counties of Artois, Flanders, Hainaut and the Duchy of Burgundy. The idea of an exchange was reported to Alfonso d'Este Duke of Ferrara in Italy, that Catherine had promised, as Henry "sent her a captive duke, she should soon send him a king". Despite his victory, Maximilian was forced to cede Artois and Burgundy itself to Louis XI according to the Treaty of Arras (1482), after Mary of Burgundy had died from a riding accident. The same evening the Imperial Master of the Posts, Baptiste de Tassis sent news of the battle to Margaret of Savoy from Aire-sur-la-Lys in Artois; "Early in the day the Emperor and the King of England encountered 8,000 French horse; the Emperor, with 2,000 only, kept them at bay until four in the afternoon, when they were put to flight. People of the American Civil War by state, France articles missing geocoordinate data, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Guinegate_(1479)?oldid=4180984. [41] Maximilian's tomb at the Hofkirche, Innsbruck, constructed in 1553 to designs by Florian Abel includes a marble relief of the meeting by Alexander Colyn following Dürer's woodcut. This army was conveyed by the admiral Edward Howard, and commanded by Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset. Henry donned light armour and dressed his entourage in cloth-of gold and came to Aire on 11 August, where Maximilian's followers were still dressed in black in mourning for his wife Bianca Maria Sforza. These nobles were positioned in the first ranks of the squares. The Archduke was employing Burgundians in his army, and had formed his infantry into two deep, large squares. Henry's camp was at Guinegate, now called Enguinegatte. [32], Tournai fell to Henry VIII on 23 September. La Palice's force encountered English scouts at the village of Bomy, 5 miles from Thérouanne, the French, realising that the English were alert, checked themselves on the edge of a hillside. Ouch was un wy vyl volck do gewäsen, erschlagen, und gefangen. French troops of King Louis XI were defeated by the Burgundians led by Archduke (later to be Emperor) Maximilian of Habsburg. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. [1] Meanwhile, on the other flank the Burgundians held fast and slowly fought their way forward. Work ceased because Henry VIII planned to restore the town to France. Maximilian recruited these elite pikemen to train his German forces,…. "[21], Henry sent his own account to Margaret of Savoy on the following day. Both revolts were ultimately unsuccessful. Now aware of the approach of the English infantry in overwhelming numbers, La Palice tardily ordered his force to retreat. It was suggested that James' body would be her exchange with Henry for his French prisoner, the Duke of Longueville. The Treaty of Senlis concerning the Burgundian succession was signed at Senlis, Oise in May 1493 between Maximilian I of Habsburg and King Charles VIII of France. It developed in the Late Middle Ages under the rule of the dukes of Burgundy from the French House of Valois and was composed of both French and imperial fiefs. After a three-mile chase, amongst the French prisoners were Jacques de la Palice, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard and Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville. Essentially Henry VIII had a full treasury and wanted to be a traditional monarch which meant going to war in Europe, preferably against the French. King Louis XI immediately adjudicated his territories to be recovered fiefs of the French kingdom and campaigned in the counties of Artois, Flanders, Hainaut, and the Duchy of Burgundy. English and Imperial troops surprised and routed this force. Thus the Burgundians and certain English struck [them], and as they turned and the Emperor saw the Burgundians hard pressed, he at once ordered the German horsemen to attack on the flank; but before they struck the French had turned about and fled. [5] The army was provided by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey as Almoner, and comprised several different types of martial forces including cavalry, artillery, infantry, and longbowmen using arrows with hardened steel heads, designed to penetrate armour more effectively.