battle, notable, medieval

Battle of Soissons

Name: Battle of Soissons
Location: Soissons, France

Battle of Soissons was a battle fought in AD 923 at Soissons, in what is now France. The recorded result: Robertian victory; Death of Robert I; Capture of Charles III; Succession of Rudolph, Duke of Burgundy to the throne. Recorded strength: 14.000 (estimated) against 20.000 (estimated).

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Charles III the Simple imprisoned (middle), and Raoul crowned (right). (British Library, Royal 16 G VI f. 248). Chroniques de Saint-Denis, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

FoughtAD 923

WhereSoissons, France49.382N, 3.324E

OutcomeRobertian victory; Death of Robert I; Capture of Charles III; Succession of Rudolph, Duke of Burgundy to the throne.

BelligerentsCarolingiansagainstRobertians

Casualties and losses7,118and11,969 Dead

Record

Date	AD 923 (year precision)
Place	Soissons, France 49.382N, 3.324E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	14.000 (estimated)	20.000 (estimated)
Casualties and losses	7,118	11,969 Dead
Commanders	Charles III of France Hagano Hagrold Normans	Robert I of France Rudolph, Duke of Burgundy Herbert II of Vermandois Gilbert of Lorraine Hugh the Great

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Soissons AD 486, 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 167 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q945396, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Soissons (923), revision 1370589642, 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.