battle, major, ancient
Battle of Soissons
Battle of Soissons was a battle fought in AD 486 at Soissons, in what is now France. The recorded result: Frankish victory; Fall of the Kingdom of Soissons. Recorded strength: 6,000 against 6,000.
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Record
| Date | AD 486 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Soissons, France 49.382N, 3.324E | |
| Kind | Battle, ancient | |
| Strength | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
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The ground today
The recorded site stands at about 51 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 35 to 178 m, 143 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 36% tree cover, 29% built-up, 20% cropland.
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.Nearest engagements
- Battle of Soissons AD 923, same recorded site
- Battle of Soissons 1918, same recorded site
- Battle of Soissons AD 718, same recorded site
- Siege of Soissons 1870, 0.1 km SW
- Siege of Soissons 1814, 0.1 km SW
Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between AD 486 and 1918.
Battle of Soissons is one of 92 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q39154, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Soissons (486), revision 1383048474, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.