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KNIGHTS IN BATTLE
A 14th-century illustration shows the knights
in combat at Bouvines, with King Philip
Augustus in the foreground. Despite the close
hand-to-hand fighting that largely characterized
the Battle of Bouvines, casualties were low
among the knights and nobles.
