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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

DateAD 486 (year precision)
PlaceSoissons, France
49.382N, 3.324E
KindBattle, ancient
ResultFrankish victory; Fall of the Kingdom of Soissons
BelligerentsSalian Franks of Tournai and CambraiKingdom of Soissons
CommandersClovis I; Ragnachar; WiomadSyagrius
Strength6,0006,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
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Nearest engagements

Battle of Soissons is one of 44 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 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.