Battle of Soissons (923)

Battle of Soissons
	; 14th-century depiction of (left from right): the Battle of Soissons, imprisonment of Charles III and the coronation of Rudolph.
Date	June 15, 923
Location	Soissons, Aisne
Result	Robertian victory Death of Robert I; Capture of Charles III; Succession of Rudolph, Duke of Burgundy to the throne.;
Belligerents
Carolingians	Robertians
Commanders and leaders
Charles III (POW); Count Fulbert ; Hagano ; Hagrold; Normans	Gilbert of Lorraine ; Hugh the Great
Strength
14.000 (estimated)	20.000 (estimated)
Casualties and losses
7,118	11,969

The Battle of Soissons was fought on 15 June 923 between an alliance of Frankish insurgent nobles led by

Rudolph, Duke of Burgundy, Robert's son-in-law, succeeded him as ruler of West Francia.^[8]

Background

After

Gilbert of Lorraine.^[13]^[14]

After 918 the aristocracy of West Francia began to show its disagreement with Charles' governance. The main reason was the increasing power of

Odo, abducted Charles. They tried to force him to dismiss Hagano, but Archbishop Herveus of Reims convinced the insurgents to free the king.^[16]

The military uprising of the Frankish magnates broke out in 922. Charles had removed from his aunt

Charles II the Bald, the benefit of the abbey of Chelles and transferred it to Hagano. This act directly affected the Robertians' interests, since Rothilde was the mother-in-law of Robert's son, Hugh the Great.^[17]^[18] In an assembly at Soissons on June 29, the rebellious nobles deposed Charles and elected Robert as their king. Archbishop Walter of Sens crowned him the next day in Reims.^[19]^[20]

References

^ Gerald Irving Anthony Dare Draper. Reflections on Law and Armed Conflicts: The Selected Works on the Laws of War. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1998. p 26. Edited by Michael Andrew Meyer, Hilaire McCoubrey.
^ Gerald Irving Anthony Dare Draper. Reflections on Law and Armed Conflicts: The Selected Works on the Laws of War. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1998. p 26. Edited by Michael Andrew Meyer, Hilaire McCoubrey.
^ Gerald Irving Anthony Dare Draper. Reflections on Law and Armed Conflicts: The Selected Works on the Laws of War. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1998. p 26. Edited by Michael Andrew Meyer, Hilaire McCoubrey.
^ Gerald Irving Anthony Dare Draper. Reflections on Law and Armed Conflicts: The Selected Works on the Laws of War. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1998. p 26. Edited by Michael Andrew Meyer, Hilaire McCoubrey.
^ J.E.Cross. The ethic of war in Old English. In: England Before the Conquest: Studies in Primary Sources Presented to Dorothy Whitelock. Edited by Peter Clemoes, Kathleen Hughes. Cambridge University Press, 2010. p 281
^ Charles Oman. A History of the Art of War: The Middle Ages from the Fourth to the Fourteenth Century. Tales End Press, 2012. p 105
^ Tony Jaques. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: P-Z. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007. p 719
^ François Neveux & Claire Ruelle. A brief history of the Normans: the conquests that changed the face of Europe. Robinson, 2008. p 75
^ Gerald Irving Anthony Dare Draper. Reflections on Law and Armed Conflicts: The Selected Works on the Laws of War. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1998. p 26. Edited by Michael Andrew Meyer, Hilaire McCoubrey.
^ Bernard S. Bachrach. Early Carolingian Warfare: Prelude to Empire. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011. p. 54.
^ Joseph Lynch. The Medieval Church: A Brief History. Routledge, 2014. pp. 118–120.
^ Jim Bradbury. The Capetians: Kings of France 987–1328. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007. p. 33
^ Jim Bradbury. The Capetians: Kings of France 987–1328. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007. pp. 33–34
^ Pierre Riche.The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993. pp. 249–250
^ Bernard S. Bachrach & Steven Fanning.The Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 919–966. Volume 9 of Readings in medieval civilizations and cultures. University of Toronto Press, 2004. Chapter 2 (The events in Flodoard's Annals).
^ Pierre Riche. The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993. p 250
^ Jean Dunbabin. West Francia the Kingdom. In: The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 3, c. 900–c. 1024. Cambridge University Press, 1995. p 379. Edited by Rosamond McKitterick.
^ Justin Lake. Richer of Saint-Remi. Catholic University of America Press, 2013. p 157.
^ Jim Bradbury. The Capetians: Kings of France 987–1328. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007. pp. 33–34
^ Pierre Riche.The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993. pp. 249–250

49°22′54″N 3°19′25″E / 49.38167°N 3.32361°E / 49.38167; 3.32361

[1] Gerald Irving Anthony Dare Draper. Reflections on Law and Armed Conflicts: The Selected Works on the Laws of War. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1998. p 26. Edited by Michael Andrew Meyer, Hilaire McCoubrey.

[2] Gerald Irving Anthony Dare Draper. Reflections on Law and Armed Conflicts: The Selected Works on the Laws of War. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1998. p 26. Edited by Michael Andrew Meyer, Hilaire McCoubrey.

[3] Gerald Irving Anthony Dare Draper. Reflections on Law and Armed Conflicts: The Selected Works on the Laws of War. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1998. p 26. Edited by Michael Andrew Meyer, Hilaire McCoubrey.

[4] Gerald Irving Anthony Dare Draper. Reflections on Law and Armed Conflicts: The Selected Works on the Laws of War. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1998. p 26. Edited by Michael Andrew Meyer, Hilaire McCoubrey.

[5] J.E.Cross. The ethic of war in Old English. In: England Before the Conquest: Studies in Primary Sources Presented to Dorothy Whitelock. Edited by Peter Clemoes, Kathleen Hughes. Cambridge University Press, 2010. p 281

[6] Charles Oman. A History of the Art of War: The Middle Ages from the Fourth to the Fourteenth Century. Tales End Press, 2012. p 105

[7] Tony Jaques. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: P-Z. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007. p 719

[8] François Neveux & Claire Ruelle. A brief history of the Normans: the conquests that changed the face of Europe. Robinson, 2008. p 75

[9] Gerald Irving Anthony Dare Draper. Reflections on Law and Armed Conflicts: The Selected Works on the Laws of War. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1998. p 26. Edited by Michael Andrew Meyer, Hilaire McCoubrey.

[10] Bernard S. Bachrach. Early Carolingian Warfare: Prelude to Empire. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011. p. 54.

[11] Joseph Lynch. The Medieval Church: A Brief History. Routledge, 2014. pp. 118–120.

[12] Jim Bradbury. The Capetians: Kings of France 987–1328. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007. p. 33

[13] Jim Bradbury. The Capetians: Kings of France 987–1328. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007. pp. 33–34

[14] Pierre Riche.The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993. pp. 249–250

[15] Bernard S. Bachrach & Steven Fanning.The Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 919–966. Volume 9 of Readings in medieval civilizations and cultures. University of Toronto Press, 2004. Chapter 2 (The events in Flodoard's Annals).

[16] Pierre Riche. The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993. p 250

[17] Jean Dunbabin. West Francia the Kingdom. In: The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 3, c. 900–c. 1024. Cambridge University Press, 1995. p 379. Edited by Rosamond McKitterick.

[18] Justin Lake. Richer of Saint-Remi. Catholic University of America Press, 2013. p 157.

[19] Jim Bradbury. The Capetians: Kings of France 987–1328. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007. pp. 33–34

[20] Pierre Riche.The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993. pp. 249–250

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