The Battle of Soissons can refer to one of several important historical battles, all of which took place in the vicinity of the French town Soissons. The city of Soissons in the Aisne département, Picardie, France on the Aisne River is about 60 miles northeast of Paris and is one of the most ancient cities of France, and is probably the ancient capital of the Suessiones. ...

Battle of Soissons, 486

A battle in which the Frankish king Clovis I defeated Syagrius. See: Kingdom of Soissons. For the processor, see Intel 80486. ... Statue of Charlemagne (also called Karl der Große, Charles the Great) in Frankfurt, Germany. ... Non-contemporary coin with obverse legend Clovis Roy de France Clovis I (or Chlodowech or Chlodwig, modern French Louis, modern German Ludwig) (c. ... Syagrius (died 487) was the son of Aegidius, the last Roman magister militum per Gallias, who had preserved a rump state around Soissons after the collapse of central rule in the western empire. ... In the Late Classical period, two states in the area of modern-day northwest France were termed the Kingdom of Soissons: Roman Soissons (c. ...

Battle of Soissons, 923

A battle during which King Robert I of France was killed, possibly by King Charles III, and the latter was defeated and imprisoned by Rudolph, Duke of Burgundy who succeeded Robert I as French monarch. Events June 15 - Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed, King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy. ... Robert I (c. ... Charles III the Simple (September 17, 879 - October 7, 929) was a member of the Carolingian dynasty. ... Raoul or Ralph or Rudolph of Burgundy (died January 15, 936) was duke of Burgundy between 921/923 and king of the Franks from this date to his death. ... Robert I (c. ...

Battle of Soissons, 1918

A World War I battled, waged during July 18-22, 1918, between American and German troops, resulting in over 12,000 casualties for the former. 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ...

This battle is described at length in the book "Soissons 1918" by Douglas V. Johnson and Rolfe L. Hillman (ISBN 0890968934).