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Battle of Cassel (1071)

22 February 1071 · 11th century

The Battle of Cassel was fought on 22 February 1071 near Cassel in Flanders over the succession to the county. Robert the Frisian, brother of the late Count Baldwin VI, defeated Baldwin's widow Richilde, who was supported by the French king Philip I, and her young son Count Arnulf III was killed. Robert became count of Flanders, while Richilde and her younger son kept Hainaut.

Battle of Cassel (1071)
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