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Jan Breydel and Pieter de Coninck<br> West Flanders picture - They were popular heroes leading the rebellion against France. Flemish peasants and workers defeated an army of French knights in the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302, thus called because they could pick up the knights' spurs after the battle.
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They were popular heroes leading the rebellion against France. Flemish peasants and workers defeated an army of French knights in the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302, thus called because they could pick up the knights' spurs after the battle.
Western Europe
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