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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Saint-Quentin | 4 |
| Battle of St. Quentin canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Saint-Quentin (1557) | 1 |
| Battle of St. Quentin victory | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1018073 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of St. Quentin Context triple: [Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, notableBattle, Battle of St. Quentin]
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Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu
The Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu was a 9th-century Frankish victory over Viking raiders in northern France, notable for its commemoration in the Old High German poem Ludwigslied.
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Battle of Soissons
The Battle of Soissons was a major World War I engagement in July 1918 near Soissons, France, where Allied forces, including U.S. Marines, launched a successful counteroffensive that helped turn the tide against Germany on the Western Front.
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Battle of Sainte-Foy
The Battle of Sainte-Foy was a major 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces temporarily recaptured Quebec City from the British, reversing the outcome of the earlier Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
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Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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Battle of Seneffe
The Battle of Seneffe was a major and bloody engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in 1674, fought in present-day Belgium between French forces under the Prince de Condé and a coalition army led by William III of Orange.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of St. Quentin Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu
The Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu was a 9th-century Frankish victory over Viking raiders in northern France, notable for its commemoration in the Old High German poem Ludwigslied.
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B.
Battle of Soissons
The Battle of Soissons was a major World War I engagement in July 1918 near Soissons, France, where Allied forces, including U.S. Marines, launched a successful counteroffensive that helped turn the tide against Germany on the Western Front.
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Battle of Sainte-Foy
The Battle of Sainte-Foy was a major 1760 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which French forces temporarily recaptured Quebec City from the British, reversing the outcome of the earlier Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
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Battle of Rocoux
The Battle of Rocoux was a 1746 engagement near Liège in which French forces under Marshal Saxe defeated an allied army of Britain, the Dutch Republic, and Austria during the War of the Austrian Succession.
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Battle of Seneffe
The Battle of Seneffe was a major and bloody engagement of the Franco-Dutch War in 1674, fought in present-day Belgium between French forces under the Prince de Condé and a coalition army led by William III of Orange.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| aftermath |
capture and sacking of Saint-Quentin by victorious forces
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heavy French casualties and prisoners ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of St. Quentin
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surface form:
Battle of Saint-Quentin
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| belligerent |
Habsburg Netherlands
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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
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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
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opened the way for Habsburg advance into northern France ⓘ significant weakening of French military power ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| date | 10 August 1557 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis
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surface form:
Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis
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| geographicalContext |
Picardy
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surface form:
Picardy region
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| historicalPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnitType |
French heavy cavalry
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Spanish tercios ⓘ artillery ⓘ |
| location | near Saint-Quentin, Picardy, France ⓘ |
| monarchOfFrenchSide | Henry II of France ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner | Anne de Montmorency ⓘ |
| opponent |
England
ⓘ
France ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Spain ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive defeat of the French army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Habsburg–Valois conflict
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surface form:
Habsburg–Valois Wars
Italian Wars ⓘ |
| patronOfForces | Philip II of Spain for Spanish-Habsburg side ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Battle of Gravelines (1558) ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of St. Quentin (1557)
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surface form:
Siege of Saint-Quentin (1557)
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| result | Spanish-Habsburg victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated effectiveness of Spanish infantry and Habsburg military organization
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major turning point in the final phase of the Italian Wars ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
French army partially trapped near the Somme River
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use of earthworks and field fortifications ⓘ |
| theatre |
northern France
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surface form:
Northern France
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| year | 1557 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of St. Quentin Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
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