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The battle was a victory for the Franks, and led to the conquest of the Roman rump state of Soissons, a milestone for the Franks in their attempt to establish themselves as a major regional power. In the final collapse of the Western Roman Empire between 476 and 480, Syagrius was the only remaining representative of Roman rule in the area ...
The Kingdom of Soissons cut all ties with Italy and had no further recorded contact with the Eastern Roman Empire. Even after 476, Syagrius continued to maintain that he was merely governing a Roman province. The Domain of Soissons was in fact an independent region. [5] Childeric died about 481, and his son Clovis I became the Frankish king ...
Syagrius preserved his father's territory between the Somme and the Loire around Soissons after the collapse of central rule in the Western Empire, a domain Gregory of Tours called the "Kingdom" of Soissons. Syagrius governed this Gallo-Roman enclave from the death of his father in 464 until 486, when he was defeated in battle by Clovis I.
Aegidius (died 464 or 465) was the ruler of the short-lived Kingdom of Soissons from 461 to 464/465. Before his ascension he was an ardent supporter of the Western Roman emperor Majorian, who appointed him magister militum per Gallias ("Master of the Soldiers for Gaul") in 458.
Battle of Morbihan – Caesar defeats the Veneti in a sea battle. 55 BC – Caesar's first invasion of Britain – Caesar crosses the English Channel, winning a battle against the Celtic Britons, but achieves little else. 54 BC – Caesar's second invasion of Britain [5] – Caesar returns to Britain, and defeats Cassivellaunus.
Battle of Soissons: Clovis I defeats Syagrius and gains the Domain of Soissons. 489: Battle of Isonzo: 28 August – Odoacer fights the Ostrogoths under Theodoric the Great, ending in the Italian troops' defeat. Battle of Verona: 30 September – Odoacer fights the Ostrogoths near Verona, and is defeated a second time. 490: Siege of Ravenna
This is a chronological list of the battles involving the Franks, Francia and West Francia until 987. For later conflicts, see List of battles involving the Kingdom of France . The list gives the name, the date, the present-day location of the battles, the Frankish allies and enemies, and the result of these conflicts following this legend:
First Sicilian campaign (Battle of Himera) Part of the Sicilian Wars: Syracuse Agrigentum: Carthage: 477 BC 477 BC Battle of the Cremera: Veii: Roman Republic: 475 BC 221 BC Wars of Warring States period in China Seven Warring States: Seven Warring States: 474 BC 474 BC Battle of Cumae: Syracuse Cumae: Etruscans: 464 BC 464 BC Helot Revolt ...