| Battle of St. Quentin - definition of Battle of St. Quentin in Encyclopedia (297 words) |
 | At the Battle of St. Quentin the French forces under Marshal de Montmorency were overwhelmed and Montmorency was captured by the Spanish forces under the command of the Duke Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy in an alliance with English troops, and the French were defeated. |
| After the victory over the French at St. Quentin, 'the sight of the battlefield gave him (Philip) a permanent distaste for war', he declined to pursue his advantage, withdrawing to the Netherlands. |
| Pembroke was Mary's most effective commander at the battle of St Quentin, when he led the English contingent to victory that included among the officers such former reformists as Lord Bray, Sir Peter Carew, Sir Nicholas Throckmorton and the surviving sons of the duke of Northumberland; Ambrose and Lord Robert Dudley. |
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