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Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551–59.

Historical image related to Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551–59. from August 10, 1557

Battle of St. Quentin (1557)

Part of the Italian War of 1551–1559

The Battle of Saint-Quentin of 1557 was a decisive engagement of the Italian War of 1551–1559 between the Kingdom of France and the Spanish Empire, at Saint-Quentin in Picardy. A Habsburg Spanish force under Duke Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy defeated a French army under the…
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Italian War of 1551–1559

Tenth phase of the Italian Wars

The Italian War of 1551–1559 began when Henry II of France declared war against Holy Roman Emperor Charles V with the intent of recapturing parts of Italy and ensuring French, rather than Habsburg, domination of European affairs. The war ended following the signing of the Treaty…
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