Battle of St. Quentin

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The Battle of St. Quentin was a major 1557 clash of the Italian Wars in which Spanish-Habsburg forces decisively defeated the French army in northern France, significantly weakening French power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
aftermath capture and sacking of Saint-Quentin by victorious forces ⓘ
heavy French casualties and prisoners ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Saint-Quentin ⓘ
belligerent Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
cause Habsburg attempt to relieve Saint-Quentin besieged by French forces ⓘ
combatantStrength Spanish-Habsburg forces numerically inferior to French army ⓘ
commander Anne de Montmorency ⓘ
Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy ⓘ
Mary I of England ⓘ
Philip II of Spain ⓘ
conflict Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
consequence contributed to French willingness to negotiate peace ⓘ
opened the way for Habsburg advance into northern France ⓘ
significant weakening of French military power ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 10 August 1557 ⓘ
followedBy Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis ⓘ
geographicalContext Picardy region ⓘ
linked to: Picardy
historicalPeriod 16th century ⓘ
involvedUnitType French heavy cavalry ⓘ
Spanish tercios ⓘ
artillery ⓘ
location near Saint-Quentin, Picardy, France ⓘ
monarchOfFrenchSide Henry II of France ⓘ
notablePrisoner Anne de Montmorency ⓘ
opponent England ⓘ
France ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
outcome decisive defeat of the French army ⓘ
partOf Habsburg–Valois Wars ⓘ
Italian Wars ⓘ
patronOfForces Philip II of Spain for Spanish-Habsburg side ⓘ
relatedConflict Battle of Gravelines (1558) ⓘ
relatedEvent Siege of Saint-Quentin (1557) ⓘ
result Spanish-Habsburg victory ⓘ
significance demonstrated effectiveness of Spanish infantry and Habsburg military organization ⓘ
major turning point in the final phase of the Italian Wars ⓘ
tacticalFeature French army partially trapped near the Somme River ⓘ
use of earthworks and field fortifications ⓘ
theatre Northern France ⓘ
linked to: northern France
year 1557 ⓘ

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Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy → notableBattle → Battle of St. Quentin ⓘ
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba → notableBattle → Battle of Saint-Quentin ⓘ
subject linked to: Iron Duke
linked to: Battle of St. Quentin
Battle of St. Quentin (1557) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Saint-Quentin (1557) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of St. Quentin
Battle of St. Quentin → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Saint-Quentin ⓘ
linked to: Battle of St. Quentin
Maximiliaan van Egmond → participantIn → Battle of Saint-Quentin ⓘ
linked to: Battle of St. Quentin
Equestrian statue of Emanuele Filiberto → depictsEvent → Battle of St. Quentin ⓘ
Equestrian statue of Emanuele Filiberto → monumentTo → Battle of St. Quentin victory ⓘ
linked to: Battle of St. Quentin
Lamoral, Count of Egmont → battle → Battle of Saint-Quentin ⓘ
linked to: Battle of St. Quentin
Fifth Army → associatedWith → Battle of St Quentin ⓘ
linked to: Battle of St. Quentin