BATTLE OF THE SPURS
\bˈatə͡l ɒvðə spˈɜːz], \bˈatəl ɒvðə spˈɜːz], \b_ˈa_t_əl ɒ_v_ð_ə s_p_ˈɜː_z]\
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(Hist.) The name given to the victory of Henry VIII. at Guinegate, 1513, from the hasty flight of the French.
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A battle fought, August 16, 1513, between the French, and the English under Henry VIII. ; so called because the French are said to have used their spurs more than their swords.
By Henry Percy Smith
