Passage: By the end of 1299 count Guy had turned over the government to his eldest son Robert. After the expiration of the armistice in January 1300, the French invaded Flanders again, starting skirmishes alongside the armistice line of 1298. A French detachment led by Wale Paièle plundered and burned the countryside around Ypres and Cassel, and Charles of Valois marched from Bruges to the outskirts of Ghent, burning Nevele and twelve other towns and hamlets. From March 1300 the French besieged Damme and Ypres, where the defenses respectively was led by the count's sons William of Dendermonde and Guy of Namur. At the end of April William surrendered Damme, Aardenburg and Sluis. Ghent surrendered to the French on 8 May, Oudenaarde on 11 May and Ypres on 21 May 1300. By mid May the old count, his sons Robert and William and several Flemish nobles were led into captivity in France, and the whole of Flanders was under French control.
How many cities did William surrender at the end of April? How many cities did William surrender? How many days after surrendering Ghent was Ypres surrendered? How many days were there between the time when Ghent surrendered to the French and to the Oudenaarde? How many months after the French besieged Damme and Ypres did William surrender Damme, Aardenburg and Sluis? How many towns and hamlets did Ghent burn? How many towns did Charles of Valois burn? How many towns did William surrender? How many towns total were burned down by Charles of Valois? How many years after giving his son the government did the french invade? What happened first, Guy gave the government to Robert or he was led into captivity? What happened first: expiration of the armistice or Ghent surrendered to the French? What happened second: expiration of the armistice or Ghent surrendered to the French? When did William surrendered Damme, Aardenburg and Sluis? Which city was surrendered last, Ghent or Ypres? Which event happened first, Ghent surrendering to the French or Ghent surrendering to Ypres? Which happened first, count Guy turning the government over to his son or the expiration of the armistice? Which was surrendered first, Ghent, Oudenaarde, or Ypres? Which was surrendered last, Oudenaarde or Ypres? Who lead the detachment that plundered the countryside around Ypres and Cassel? Who plundered the countryside around Ypres and Cassel?