He was Lieutenant-General of the English army sent to invade France in 1512, where he was present at the Battle of the Spurs and captured Th�rouanne in August 1513.
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The day was soon called the " Battle of the Spurs " ( in French : La Journ�e d'Esperons ) because of the haste of the French horse to leave the battlefield.
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I knew that my ancestor had been knighted at the Battle of the Spurs, and when I saw his name listed I clicked on it, which opened to an article about the Wiseman baronets.
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In 1497, at the Lyfield Forest ", Rutland in 1505 and Comptroller of the Household in 1509 . On 16 August 1513, at the battle of the Spurs, he was promoted to Knight banneret.
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On 30 June 1513, Henry invaded France, and his troops defeated a French army at the Battle of the Spurs a relatively minor result, but one which was seized on by the English for propaganda purposes.
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Hall, who says the French called it the " battle of the Spurs, " centers the action around a hill, with English archers at the village of " Bomye . " He has the French cavalry break after a show of English banners organized by the Clarenceux Herald Thomas Benolt.
