The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . Members of the 19th Algerian Corps—Frances Terrible Turcos had been devastated by the Albigensian wars, was annexed to thecrown of France. In the reign of Philip III the Bold (1270-1285) the rich dis-trict of Flanders was added in 1300; but the Flemings rebelled andgained a victory at Courtrai, known as the battle of the Philip had to abando
The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . Members of the 19th Algerian Corps—Frances Terrible Turcos had been devastated by the Albigensian wars, was annexed to thecrown of France. In the reign of Philip III the Bold (1270-1285) the rich dis-trict of Flanders was added in 1300; but the Flemings rebelled andgained a victory at Courtrai, known as the battle of the Philip had to abandon the lands beyond the Scheldt. After thedeath in quick succession of Philips thiee sons, who all died withoutmale heirs, Edward III of England claimed the throne as the son ofIsabella, daughter of Philip IV. This occasioned the HundredYearsWar (1337-1453). »{. 260 FRANCE 261 After France had been torn by internal strife between the Bur-gundians and the Orleanists, and Henry IV of England had wonAgincourt (1415), France became mistress of her own English were driven out of Normandy and Bordeaux; and in
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