In the year 1214 the king of the French kingdom Philippe II August is the winner in the battle against Jean Sans Terre, with witch he was in competition. His soldiers stop the allies of his enemy: the Flemish with Renaud of Flanders, the imperious of the Emperor Othon, The Boulonnais with Dammartin-Boulogne and a contingent of English. The victory of Bouvines is generally considered as the beginning of the French national identity.

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