Battle of St. Quentin (1557)

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The Battle of St. Quentin (1557) was a major clash in the Italian Wars in which Spanish forces under Philip II decisively defeated the French army, severely weakening French military power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the Italian Wars ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Saint-Quentin (1557) ⓘ
belligerent Habsburg Spain ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire forces ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
campaign Habsburg offensive against France in 1557 ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses heavy French casualties ⓘ
many French prisoners ⓘ
commander Anne de Montmorency ⓘ
Constable of France Anne de Montmorency ⓘ
linked to: Anne de Montmorency

Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy ⓘ
Philip II of Spain ⓘ
conflictIn Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
countryAtLocation Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 10 August 1557 ⓘ
effect contributed to French willingness to negotiate peace ⓘ
severe weakening of French military power ⓘ
strengthening of Spanish position in Europe ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Gravelines (1558) ⓘ
Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis ⓘ
historicalPeriod 16th century ⓘ
involvedMilitaryBranch artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
location Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France ⓘ
near Saint-Quentin, Picardy, France ⓘ
notableFor capture of many high-ranking French nobles ⓘ
decisive Habsburg victory over France ⓘ
use of combined Spanish-Imperial-English forces ⓘ
objective relief of the besieged town of Saint-Quentin ⓘ
opponentOf French army ⓘ
linked to: French Army
partOf Habsburg–Valois Wars ⓘ
Italian Wars ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Saint-Quentin (1557) ⓘ
relatedTo Habsburg–Valois rivalry ⓘ
Italian War of 1551–1559 ⓘ
result decisive Spanish victory ⓘ
sovereignOfVictoriousSide Philip II of Spain ⓘ
strategicImportance opened the way for further Habsburg advances into France ⓘ
threatened French defenses in Picardy ⓘ
supportedBy English troops ⓘ
Mary I of England ⓘ
theatre Northern France ⓘ
year 1557 ⓘ

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Italian Wars → significantEvent → Battle of St. Quentin (1557) ⓘ
Gaspard II de Coligny → participatedIn → Siege of Saint-Quentin (1557) ⓘ
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Gaspard II de Coligny → capturedDuring → Siege of Saint-Quentin (1557) ⓘ
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Battle of St. Quentin (1557) → precededBy → Siege of Saint-Quentin (1557) ⓘ
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Battle of St. Quentin → relatedEvent → Siege of Saint-Quentin (1557) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of St. Quentin (1557)
Anne de Montmorency → participantIn → Battle of Saint-Quentin (1557) ⓘ
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Italian War of 1551–1559 → significantBattle → Battle of Saint-Quentin (1557) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of St. Quentin (1557)
Italian theatre of the Italian Wars → majorBattle → Battle of St. Quentin (1557) ⓘ
Battle of Gravelines (1558) → precededBy → Battle of Saint-Quentin (1557) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of St. Quentin (1557)
Last Italian War → notableBattle → Battle of Saint-Quentin (1557) ⓘ
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Habsburg–French wars in Italy → hasKeyEvent → Battle of Saint-Quentin (1557) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of St. Quentin (1557)