Battle of St. Quentin (1557)

Battle of St. Quentin
Part of the Italian War of 1551–1559

French surrender to the Duke of Savoy Emanuele Filiberto
Date10 August 1557
Location
Result Anglo-Spanish victory
Belligerents
 Kingdom of France

Spanish Empire


England Kingdom of England
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of France Louis de Gonzague
Kingdom of France Anne de Montmorency  (POW)
Spain Duke Emmanuel Philibert
Spain Ferrante I Gonzaga
Spain Count of Egmont
Spain Julián Romero
Strength
26,000[1] 50,000[2]–80,000[3]
Casualties and losses
10,000 casualties (3,000 killed and 7,000 captured)[3] or 14,000[1] 1,000

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 command of Louis de Gonzague, and Anne de Montmorency, Duke of Montmorency.

  1. ^ a b Nolan 2006, p. 756.
  2. ^ Oman 1937, p. 255.
  3. ^ a b Bonner 1992, p. 35.

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