The caption reads: Philip darted forward amid blare of trumpets Philip Augustus and Louis VIII at Battle of Bouvines. The Battle of Bouvines (July 27, 1214) gave a decisive victory to the French king Philip II Augustus over an international coalition of the Holy Roman emperor Otto IV, King John of England, and the French vassals-Ferdinand (Ferrand) of Portugal, count of Flanders, and Renaud (Raynald) of Dammartin, count of Boulogne. The victory enhanced the power and the prestige of the French monarchy in France and in the rest of Europe

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