Editing 1302 (section)

===July&ndash;September===
* [[July 11]] &ndash; The [[Battle of the Golden Spurs]] takes place as France retaliates against Flanders for the May 18 [[Matins of Bruges]] massacre. Flemish forces led by [[William of Jülich]] ("William the Younger") and Pieter de Coninck defeat the French army (some 9,000 men) at [[Kortrijk]] in Flanders. The cavalry charges of the French prove unable to defeat the untrained Flemish infantry militia, consisting mainly of members of the craft guilds. Many French nobles (some 500 knights) are killed, like the commander [[Robert II, Count of Artois|Robert II of Artois]], and forced to retreat.<ref>Verbruggen, J. F. (2002). ''The Battle of the Golden Spurs: Courtrai, 11 July 1302'', p. 192. Woodbridge: Boydell Press. {{ISBN|978-0-85115-888-4}}.</ref>
* [[July 27]] &ndash; [[Battle of Bapheus]]: To counter the Turkish threat at [[Nicomedia]], Emperor [[Andronikos II Palaiologos]] sends a Byzantine force (some 2,000 men) to cross over the [[Bosporus]] to relieve the city. On the plain, Turkish forces (some 5,000 light cavalry) led by Sultan [[Osman I]]  defeat the Byzantines, who are forced to withdraw to Nicomedia. After the battle, Andronikos loses control of the countryside of [[Bithynia]], withdrawing to the forts. Meanwhile, Turkish forces capture Byzantine settlements, such as the coastal city of [[Gemlik]].<ref>Bartusis, Mark C. (1997). ''The Late Byzantine Army: Arms and Society 1204–1453'', pp. 76–77. University of Pennsylvania Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8122-1620-2}}.</ref><ref>[[Angeliki Laiou|Laiou, Angeliki E.]] (1972). ''Constantinople and the Latins: Foreign Policy of Andronicus II, 1282–1328'', pp. 90–91. Harvard University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-674-16535-9}}.</ref>
* [[August 5]] &ndash; [[John Segrave, 2nd Baron Segrave|John Segrave]] is appointed to the custody of [[Berwick Castle]], leaving him in charge with an English force of some 20,000 men. Robert, along with other nobles, gives his allegiance to Edward.<ref>Lee, Sidney (1897). "Segrave, John de". ''Dictionary of National Biography''. Vol 51. London: Smith, Elder & Co.</ref>
* [[August 31]] &ndash; The [[Peace of Caltabellotta]] is signed between King [[Charles II of Naples|Charles the Lame, King of Naples]] and [[Frederick III of Sicily|King Frederick III of Sicily]], ending the [[War of the Sicilian Vespers]]. The [[Kingdom of Sicily]] will pass to Angevin rule on Frederick's death, in return Charles pays a tribute of some 100,000 ounces of gold. Frederick hands over all his possessions in [[Calabria]] and releases Charles' son [[Philip I, Prince of Taranto|Philip I]], prince of [[Principality of Taranto|Taranto]], from his prison in [[Cefalù]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Lock | first = Peter | title = The Routledge Companion to the Crusades | publisher = Routledge | year = 2013 | isbn = 9781135131371 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=AkCKZ9Hs4-QC | page = 123}}</ref>
* [[September 3]] (1 Muharram 702 AH) &ndash; At the start of the new Muslim year 702 AH, Mamluk Sultan [[Al-Nasir Muhammad]] sends a fleet of 20 galleys) to [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli of Lebanon]], where Mamluk forces led by Kahardash al-Zarraq al-Mansuri, begin a blockade and siege.<ref>Amir Mazor, ''The Rise and Fall of a Muslim Regiment: The Manṣūriyya in the First Mamluk Sultanate, 678/1279 –741/1341'' (V&R Unipress, 2015) p.131</ref>
* [[September 26]] (28 Muharram 702 AH) &ndash; [[Fall of Ruad]]: The [[Knights Templar]], European Crusaders to the Holy Land, surrender their control of the island of [[Arwad Island|Ruad]] (modern-day Arwad, off of the coast of Syria) to the Mamluk Sultanate.<ref>Malcolm Barber, ''The Trial of the Templars'' (Cambridge University Press, 2006) p.22 {{ISBN|0-521-85639-6}}</ref> Hugh Dampierre negotiates a promise that the Europeans will be allowed safe conduct to a Christian-ruled land of their choice, but Knights are attacked as soon as they emerge from the garrison. Templar Grand Master [[Barthélemy de Quincy]] is killed in battle, all of the Syrian Christian bowmen and footsoldiers are executed, and the surviving Knights Templar are taken as prisoners of war and incarcerated in Cairo. 
* [[September]] &ndash; [[Roger de Flor]], Italian  military adventurer and knight (''[[condottiere]]''), founds the [[Catalan Company]] group of mercenaries, with soldiers ([[Almogavars]]) jobless after the Treaty of Caltabellotta.