Historic Battles
The Battle of Bouvines
1214 · Bouvines, France
FoundThe prize. The relics of a kingdom made
Where. Bouvines, France
Status. Found
Where. Bouvines, France
Status. Found
The account
The French king beat a great coalition at Bouvines in 1214 in a battle that helped forge France and topple a king of England, fought in fields that still surrender medieval iron.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The field is at Bouvines, France, and arms, shot, and relics still come out of the ground there.
- Detecting or digging needs landowner or park permission, and any significant find should be recorded; many battlefields are protected.
- Work the documented account of The Battle of Bouvines to learn where the fighting, the camps, and the rout actually ran before you look.
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