Battle of the Golden Spurs: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Battle of Courtrai • Battle Of Kortrijk
Date	July 11, 1302
Location	Belgium • Flanders • Kortrijk
Participants	aristocracy • craft guild • Flanders • France

D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.

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Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)

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Civil War era cannon overlooks Kennesaw Mountain National Battle. (military, artillery, American history)

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