Matins of Bruges

For the annual association football tournament, see Bruges Matins (football).

Contemporary depiction of the Bruges Matins on the Oxford Chest.

The Matins of Bruges (Dutch: Brugse Metten) was the nocturnal massacre of the French garrison in Bruges and their Leliaards [nl] supporters, a political faction in favour of French rule, on 18 May 1302 by the members of the local Flemish militia. It has been named "Matins" (after a monastic liturgy) in analogy to the Sicilian Vespers of 1282.[1] The revolt led to the Battle of the Golden Spurs, which saw the Flemish militia defeat French troops on 11 July 1302.

  1. ^ Pirenne 2004, p. 75.