Battle of Soissons
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The Battle of Soissons can refer to one of several important historical battles, all of which took place in the vicinity of the French town Soissons:
- Battle of Soissons (486)Battle of Soissons (486)The Battle of Soissons in the year 486 was fought between the Frankish forces under Clovis I, and the Gallo-Roman Kingdom of Soissons under Syagrius...
- A battle between the Franks, under Clovis I, and the Western Roman Empire, under Syagrius - Battle of Soissons (718)Battle of Soissons (718)The Battle of Soissons of 718 was the last of the great pitched battles of the civil war between the heirs of Pepin of Heristal. Since Pepin's death in December 714, his grandson and heir Theudoald, his widow Plectrude, his bastard son Charles Martel, his successor as mayor of the palace in...
- A battle between the Neustrians, under Chilperic II and Ragenfrid, with the Aquitainians, under Odo the Great, against the Austrasians, under Charles Martel, who won. - Battle of Soissons (923)Battle of Soissons (923)The Battle of Soissons in 923 was a battle during which King Robert I of France was killed, possibly by King Charles III , and the latter was defeated and imprisoned by Rudolph, Duke of Burgundy who succeeded Robert I as French monarch....
- A battle during which King Robert I of France was killed, possibly by Charles III, and the latter was defeated and imprisoned by Rudolph, Duke of Burgundy who succeeded Robert I as French monarch. - Battle of Soissons (1918)Battle of Soissons (1918)The Battle of Soissons was a World War I battle, waged during 18 July to 22 July 1918, between the French and the German armies....
- A World War I battle, waged from July 18-22, 1918, between American and German troops, resulting in over 12,000 casualties for the former.