Battle of St. Quentin

Battle of St. Quentin

There have been a number of battles known as the Battle of St. Quentin or the Battle of San Quentin. Most of the battles were fought in the vicinity of Saint-Quentin, Aisne in Picardy, France:

*Battle of St. Quentin (859) - Humfrid's victory over Louis the German on 15 January 859.
*Battle of St. Quentin (1557) - Spanish victory over the French in the Habsburg-Valois Wars.
*Battle of St. Quentin (1871) - during the Franco-Prussian War.
*Battle of St. Quentin (1914) - also known as the Battle of Guise, engagement between French and German forces during the retreat to the Marne.
*First Battle of the Somme (1918) also known as the Battle of St. Quentin (1918) - opening phase of Germany's Operation "Michael".

Also:
*Battle of Mont St. Quentin - attack at Mont St. Quentin near Péronne by the Australian Corps in August, 1918.
*Battle of the St. Quentin Canal - attack by the British Fourth Army on the Hindenburg Line in September, 1918.


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