Editing Battle of Bouvines (section)

===Allied===
Otto's army contained some 1,300–1,500 knights: 600–650 Flemish, 425–500 Hainaulter and 275–350 from elsewhere.{{sfn|Verbruggen|1997|pp=246–247}} He also fielded approximately 7,500 infantry, to give a total force of just under 9,000 men. The imperial army was also formed up in three battles:{{sfn|Verbruggen|1997|pp=249–250}}

* The left [[Flanking maneuver|flank]], under the command of [[Ferdinand, Prince of Portugal|Ferrand of Flanders]] with his Flemish knights – directed by Arnaud of Oudenaarde. The infantry were from [[Flanders]] and [[County of Hainaut|Hainaut]].
* The centre was under the command of Otto and of [[Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine|Theobald, Duke of Lorraine]], [[Henry I, Duke of Brabant|Henry, Duke of Brabant]], and [[Philip II, Marquis of Namur|Philip Courtenay, Marquis of Namur]]. It included many Saxons and infantry from [[Duchy of Brabant|Brabant]] and Germany. In the front of the battle stood German pike phalanxes. Saxon infantry formed the second line. Otto stood between these with 50 German knights.
* The right flank, under the command of [[Renaud de Dammartin]], included Brabant infantry and English knights, the latter under the command of the [[William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury|Earl of Salisbury, William Longespée]].
* On the extreme right, English archers supported the flank of both the Brabant infantry and the nobles of the two Lorraines (i.e. of the [[Duchy of Lorraine]] and the [[County of Bar]]).