Arteveld
Americannoun
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Jacob van 1290?–1345, Flemish statesman.
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his son Philip van 1340?–82, Flemish revolutionist and political leader.
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Arteveld was rash enough to meet them in the open field at Roosebeke, between Courtrai and Ghent, in 1382, and fell with 25,000 Flemings.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
James Van Arteveld, a brewer of Ghent, convinced the people that it was better to get rid of the count, and ally themselves with the English.
From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park
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