The crusade in Flanders aroused the Reformer's biting scorn, while his sermons became fuller-voiced and dealt with what he saw as the imperfections of the Church.

When Otto was carried off the field by his wounded and terrified horse, and Ferdinand, Count of Flanders, severely wounded, was captured by the French, the Flemish and Imperial troops saw that the battle was lost, turned and fled from the battlefield.

1918 saw a large area of agricultural land to the west of Slough developed as an army motor repair depot, used to store and repair huge numbers of motor vehicles coming back from the battlefields of the First World War in Flanders.

A 3rd Canadian Division and 4th Canadian Division saw service in France and Flanders, and a Fifth Canadian Division was disbanded in the United Kingdom and broken up for reinforcements.

He saw most of his combat in the Eighty Years ' War against the Dutch Republic in Flanders, notably at the siege of Arras, where he commanded the Spanish garrison.

The regiment saw active service in Flanders and in the Monmouth Rebellion, including the decisive Battle of Sedgemoor in 1685.

Gage received promotion to captain in 1743, and saw action in the War of the Austrian Succession with British forces in Flanders, where he served as aide-de-camp to the Earl of Albemarle in the Battle of Fontenoy.

Howe joined the army as an Ensign of the 1st Foot Guards in 1745 and saw service during the Flanders campaign of the War of the Austrian Succession.

The weapon was used to great effect by the guildsmen of Flanders ' wealthy cities against the French knights during the Guldensporenslag or Battle of the Golden Spurs near Kortrijk ( Courtrai ) on 11 July 1302 ; however, on account of superior but more expensive alternatives, it saw limited service from the fifteenth century on, being used exclusively by the Flemish " burgers ".

Matthias Gallas, Graf von Campo und Herzog von Lucera ( Count of Campo, Duke of Lucera ) ( Matteo Gallasso ; Trento 1584 – Vienna 1647 ), was an Austrian soldier, who first saw service in Flanders, then in Savoy with the Spaniards, and subsequently joined the forces of the Catholic League as captain during the Thirty Years ' War.

The command of this larger force will pass to Sir Hew Dalrymple ( A 60-year-old General who saw active service only in 1793 – 1794 in a failed campaign in Flanders.

After falling ill with dysentery, he was sent back to Scotland to recuperate, after which he was posted to Flanders and saw action at Ypres and Passchendaele, for which he was awarded the Military Cross ( MC ) and the French Croix de Guerre for bravery.

On 12 May 2008, Geert Wilders ( PVV ), who previously saw the reunification of Netherlands as " a Nazi and old-fashioned policy ", said in De Telegraaf that he was interested in the possibility of a merger between the Netherlands and Flanders.

Following this victory, the 4th Army saw action in the First Battle of the Marne before being transferred to Flanders in October, where Duke Albrecht commanded them during the Battle of the Yser.

He saw service in Flanders in 1794, and was Lieutenant Colonel of the 5th Royal Irish Dragoons by the time he helped put down the Irish Rebellion of 1798.

1745 saw the regiment in Flanders fighting at Fontenoy before being recalled to Scotland to fight ' 45 Rebellion.

Political federalism within Belgium from 1980 onwards saw the splitting of many national institutions into separate bodies for Flanders, Wallonia and the Brussels-Capital Region.

All the people that Homer thinks saw Ray ( Bart, Flanders, and the " Knockers " bartender ) claim they did not, and Lisa reveals that " Ray Magini " is an anagram for " imaginary ".

He saw action in the War of the Austrian Succession, later staying on in Flanders after the bulk of the British Army had been recalled in 1745 to deal with the Jacobite Rebellion.

In 17th and 18th century, king Louis XIV of France captured more French-speaking areas in southern Flanders around Lille, referred to as Lilloise Flanders or la Flandre Lilloise, but also Maritime Flanders, where originally Dutch was spoken, and to this day, a Flemish dialect persists in some rural areas near Dunkirk.

During this period of French encroachment on the region, the United Provinces also took some areas of northern Flanders.

The city is host to some big cultural events such as the Gentse Feesten, I Love Techno in Flanders Expo, " 10 Days Off " musical festival, Flanders International Film Festival Ghent ( with the World Soundtrack Awards ) and the Gent Festival van Vlaanderen.

In 1539, an important decree banned the importation of woolen goods from Spain and some parts of Flanders.

After a busy summer in 1154, however, Stephen travelled to Dover to meet the Count of Flanders ; some historians believe that the king was already ill and preparing to settle his family affairs.

In parts of Flanders and some parts of the Netherlands and most areas of Germany, Switzerland and Austria, children go to houses with home made beet lanterns or with paper lanterns ( which can hold a candle or electronic light ), singing songs about St. Martin on St. Martin's Day ( the 11th of November ), in return for treats.

Because there are no accounts of the custom in Great Britain prior to the 17th century, some historians and folklorists have theorised that it was not an ancient British custom but was in fact imported into Britain from continental Europe in the early modern period, possibly from Flanders in Belgium, where the tradition thrived in this period.

While " Black Agnes ," Countess-consort Dunbar and March, continued to resist the English laying siege to Dunbar Castle, hurling defiance and abuse from the walls, Scotland received some breathing space when Edward III claimed the French throne and took his army to Flanders, beginning the Hundred Years ' War with France.

The Norman army was made up of nobles, mercenaries, and troops from Normandy ( around half ), Flanders, Brittany ( around one third ) and France ( today Paris and Île-de-France ), with some from as far as southern Italy.

The Count of Flanders controlled a number of old Roman cities ( Boulogne, Arras, Cambrai ) as well as some founded by the Carolingians ( Valenciennes, Saint-Omer, Ghent, Bruges ).

These poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I, their brilliant red colour an appropriate symbol for the blood spilled in the war.

For 200 years through World War I, French-speaking Wallonia was a technically advanced, industrial region, with its industry concentrated along the sillon industriel, while Dutch-speaking Flanders was predominantly agricultural with some industry, mainly processing agricultural products and textiles.

* Tournai and the Tournaisis was some period considered as part of the County of Flanders, but is today part of Wallonia.

At some time prior to the 10th century it would have been a fishing village on a sandy beach backed by pebbles and a creek, It was improved by the Count of Flanders in 997 and fortified by the Count of Boulogne in 1224.

After a busy summer in 1154, however, Stephen travelled to Dover to meet the Count of Flanders ; some historians believe that the king was already ill and preparing to settle his family affairs.

The eight years of Baldwin's rule in Flanders were dominated by his attempts to recover some of this land, culminating in January 1200 in the Treaty of Péronne, in which Philip returned most of Artois.

It soon was placed at the head of the castellany of Veurne, a large territory counting 42 parishes and some 8 half-independent parishes, owing allegiance to the Count of Flanders.

He fought with some distinction both in the civil war and on foreign service and, buying the commission of mestre de camp in 1655, he went on to serve under Turenne in Flanders.

Their effort was recorded by producer Pierre Vervloesem and performed during the International Film Festival of Flanders in Ghent and some other occasions.

* The Tongeren Basilica ( Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe Basiliek ), built in Gothic style in the 13th century, where recent excavations have produced some of the richest archaeological finds in Flanders.

But some influential inhabitants such as the local priest, Hendrik Veltmans, argued that Voeren was culturally Flemish and actively tried to bring Voeren into Flanders.

The city of Tournai was one of the greatest cultural and economic centers of the County of Flanders.

The Lady and the Unicorn () is the modern title given to a series of six tapestries woven in Flanders of wool and silk, from designs (" cartoons ") drawn in Paris in the late fifteenth century, The suite, on display in the Musée du Moyen-Âge, is often considered one of the greatest works of art of the Middle Ages in Europe.

There had also been great economic and agricultural development, and new commercial enterprises were established ; Flanders ' greatest territorial expansion occurred under Thierry.