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The Battle of Soissons (1918) (also known as the Battle of the Soissonnais and of the Ourcq (French: Bataille du Soissoinais et de L'Ourcq) [a]) was fought on the Western Front during World War I. Waged from 18 to 22 July 1918 between the French (with American and British assistance) and the German armies, the battle was part of the much larger ...
The Battle of Soissons was fought in 486 between Frankish forces under Clovis I and the Gallo-Roman domain of Soissons under Syagrius. 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.
The Domain of Soissons was in fact an independent region. [5] Childeric died about 481, and his son Clovis I became the Frankish king. Clovis made continual war against Syagrius, and in the end took over all his territory. Syagrius lost the final Battle of Soissons in 486; many historians consider this Clovis' greatest victory. [7]
Battle Part of conflict Location Allies Enemies Result 486 Battle of Soissons: Campaigns of Clovis I: Domain of Soissons: None: Domain of Soissons: Victory 491 491 Thuringian campaign: Campaigns of Clovis I Eastern Gaul: None: Thuringii: Victory 496 Battle of Tolbiac: Campaigns of Clovis I Frankish Kingdom: None Alamanni: Victory Spring 507 ...
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.
Battle of Soissons can refer to several battles in the vicinity of the French town Soissons: Battle of Soissons (486), between the Franks and a Roman successor state under Syagrius; Battle of Soissons (718), between the Neustrians with the Aquitainians against the Austrasians; Battle of Soissons (923), between Carolingians and Robertians during ...
26 June – Battle of Belleau Wood ends in Allied victory. 15 July – The Second Battle of the Marne begins, the last major German offensive on the Western Front. [2] 18 July-22 July – The Battle of Soissons is fought between the French (with American assistance) and German armies. [3] 5 August – Second Battle of the Marne ends with Allied ...
The Battle of Soissons was fought on 15 June 923 between an alliance of Frankish insurgent nobles led by Robert I, elected king in an assembly the year prior, and an army composed of Lotharingians, Normans, and Carolingian forces under King Charles III's command. [4] [5] The battle took place at Soissons, near Aisne. [6]