Attacks on Brabant's commercial interests in the territory of the Duke of Jülich had almost caused war in 1367 and 1369. After mercenaries robbed a number of Brabantine merchants on the territory of William II, Duke of Jülich in 1371, William refused to pay reparation to Wenceslaus I of Luxembourg, husband of the Duchess of Brabant, let alone punish the mercenaries, instead protecting them and even hiring some.[3]
Wenceslas prepared his forces and tried to attack the Duke of Jülich. William however sought help from his brother in law, Edward, Duke of Guelders.
Battleedit
On 20 August, Wenceslas led his army from the border town of Maastricht towards the enemy capital of Jülich. The army advanced slowly, burning and looting as it went and by the evening of 21 August was encamped near the town of Baesweiler north of Aachen. On 22 August, Wenceslas' army was confronted by the smaller force of the Duke of Jülich.[4] Two different versions of what happened next are recorded. In one, the army of Jülich attacked in the morning while the Brabant forces were at mass. In the other, the army of Brabant had the best of the fighting until the late appearance of the troops of the Duke of Guelders, perhaps from ambush.[5] The battle ended with the capture of the Duke of Brabant, the Duke of Luxembourg and William, Margrave of Namur, and the death of the Duke of Guelders. Guy I of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny, a distant relative of the Wenceslas, was also killed.
Referencesedit
^Boffa, Sergio (2004). Warfare in Medieval Brabant. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell & Brewer. p. 22. ISBN1843830612.
battle, baesweiler, august, 1371, conflict, between, duke, luxembourg, brabant, against, duke, jülich, johannes, hinderikus, egenberger, death, eduard, gelre, battle, baesweiler, 19th, century, date22, august, 1371locationbaesweiler, aachen, district, resultvi. The Battle of Baesweiler 22 August 1371 was a conflict between the duke of Luxembourg Brabant against the Duke of Julich Battle of BaesweilerJohannes Hinderikus Egenberger Death of Eduard van Gelre in the battle of Baesweiler 19th century Date22 August 1371LocationBaesweiler Aachen district ResultVictory for Julich and GueldersBelligerentsDuchy of JulichDuchy of GueldersDuchy of LuxembourgDuchy of BrabantCounty of NamurCounty of LignyCommanders and leadersWilliam II of JulichEdward of Guelders Wenceslaus of LuxembourgWilliam of NamurGuy of Luxembourg Ligny Strength1600 men at arms unknown but small number of militia infantry 1 2500 men at arms unknown but small number of militia infantry 2 Casualties and lossesUnknown Duke of Guelders killedUnknown Duke of Brabant and Duke of Luxembourg captured Count of Ligny killed Contents 1 Background 2 Battle 3 References 4 See alsoBackground editAttacks on Brabant s commercial interests in the territory of the Duke of Julich had almost caused war in 1367 and 1369 After mercenaries robbed a number of Brabantine merchants on the territory of William II Duke of Julich in 1371 William refused to pay reparation to Wenceslaus I of Luxembourg husband of the Duchess of Brabant let alone punish the mercenaries instead protecting them and even hiring some 3 Wenceslas prepared his forces and tried to attack the Duke of Julich William however sought help from his brother in law Edward Duke of Guelders Battle editOn 20 August Wenceslas led his army from the border town of Maastricht towards the enemy capital of Julich The army advanced slowly burning and looting as it went and by the evening of 21 August was encamped near the town of Baesweiler north of Aachen On 22 August Wenceslas army was confronted by the smaller force of the Duke of Julich 4 Two different versions of what happened next are recorded In one the army of Julich attacked in the morning while the Brabant forces were at mass In the other the army of Brabant had the best of the fighting until the late appearance of the troops of the Duke of Guelders perhaps from ambush 5 The battle ended with the capture of the Duke of Brabant the Duke of Luxembourg and William Margrave of Namur and the death of the Duke of Guelders Guy I of Luxembourg Count of Ligny a distant relative of the Wenceslas was also killed References edit Boffa Sergio 2004 Warfare in Medieval Brabant Woodbridge Suffolk Boydell amp Brewer p 22 ISBN 1843830612 Boffa 2004 p 22 Boffa 2004 p 20 Boffa 2004 p 22 Boffa 2004 pp 65 6See also editSlag bij Baesweiler Chronicle Brabantsche Yeesten in medieval Dutch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Baesweiler amp oldid 1173281036, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
