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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Saint-Quentin (1557) | 4 |
| Battle of Saint-Quentin (1557) | 2 |
| Battle of St. Quentin (1557) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T659534 — 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 (1557) Context triple: [Italian Wars, significantEvent, Battle of St. Quentin (1557)]
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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 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 Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish 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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Battle of Minden
The Battle of Minden was a 1759 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which an Anglo-German allied army defeated French forces in Westphalia, significantly checking French influence in Western Germany.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of St. Quentin (1557) Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Battle of Ramillies
The Battle of Ramillies (1706) was a major Allied victory led by the Duke of Marlborough against French and Bavarian forces, significantly shifting the balance of power in the War of the Spanish Succession.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Minden
The Battle of Minden was a 1759 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which an Anglo-German allied army defeated French forces in Westphalia, significantly checking French influence in Western Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the Italian Wars ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of St. Quentin
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surface form:
Battle of Saint-Quentin (1557)
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| belligerent |
Habsburg Spain
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Holy Roman Empire forces ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| campaign | Habsburg offensive against France in 1557 ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
heavy French casualties
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many French prisoners ⓘ |
| commander |
Anne de Montmorency
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Anne de Montmorency ⓘ
surface form:
Constable of France 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
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severe weakening of French military power ⓘ strengthening of Spanish position in Europe ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Gravelines (1588)
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surface form:
Battle of Gravelines (1558)
Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryBranch |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
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near Saint-Quentin, Picardy, France ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capture of many high-ranking French nobles
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decisive Habsburg victory over France ⓘ use of combined Spanish-Imperial-English forces ⓘ |
| objective | relief of the besieged town of Saint-Quentin ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
French Army
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surface form:
French army
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| partOf |
Habsburg–Valois conflict
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surface form:
Habsburg–Valois Wars
Italian Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of St. Quentin (1557)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Siege of Saint-Quentin (1557)
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| relatedTo |
Habsburg–Valois conflict
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surface form:
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
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threatened French defenses in Picardy ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
English troops
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Mary I of England ⓘ |
| theatre | Northern France ⓘ |
| year | 1557 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of St. Quentin (1557) Description of subject: 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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