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Definition of Bouvines
1. Noun. In 1214 the French under Philip Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bouvines
Literary usage of Bouvines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results by Edward Augustus Freeman (1879)
"... whether at Bouvines or at Waterloo, it is something to see the men of the
three kindred lands joined by a faithful bond against the common enemy. ..."
2. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1899)
"As most of our readers are aware, the Valmy, which the Bouvines is derived, is
a low freeboard ... \Vhere she differs from the Bouvines, and from e' other ..."
3. A History of England by James Franck Bright (1889)
"For such prizes the battle of Bouvines was fought, Bouvines. at a small place
upon the little river Marque. The fortune U1*' of the day was with the French ..."
4. A Student's History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1902)
"The Battle of Bouvines. 1214—In 1214 John succeeded in carrying his barons and
their vassals across the sea. With one army he landed at Rochelle, ..."
5. The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of John (1066-1216) by George Burton Adams (1905)
"It was about July first that Louis set out to raise the siege of La Roche-au-Moine,
and on the 27th the decisive battle of Bouvines was fought in the north ..."
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