Soissons

Sois·sons (swä-s

)

A city of northern France northeast of Paris. An ancient Roman town, Soissons was long the scene of conflict, including Clovis I's defeat of the Roman legions (a.d. 486) and heavy bombardment during World Wars I and II. Population: 28,600.

Soissons (French) [swasɔ̃]

(Placename) a city in N France, on the Aisne River: has Roman remains and an 11th-century abbey. Pop.: 32 144 (1990)

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Soissons - a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure

battle of Soissons-Reims, battle of the Aisne, battle of the Chemin-des-Dames

First World War, Great War, War to End War, World War 1, World War I - a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918

France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

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battle of Soissons-Reims battle of the Aisne battle of the Chemin-des-Dames First World War France French Republic Great War War to End War World War 1 World War I	The Comtesse de Soissons interrupted the narrator: "Confess, count, you are inventing. Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context His itinerary was promptly determined: he would go to Dammartin, from which place two roads diverge, one toward Soissons, the other toward Compiegne; there he would inquire concerning the Bracieux estate and go to the right or to the left according to the information obtained. Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context le Comte de Soissons, by the Grand Prior, by the Duc de Longueville, by the Duc d'Euboeuf, by the Comte d'Harcourt, by the Comte de la Roche-Guyon, by M. The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context	soignee soil soil bank soil conditioner soil conservation soil creep soil erosion soil horizon soil mechanics soil pipe soil profile soil shear strength soil-building soilage soiled Soiled dove Soiliness soiling Soilless soilpipe soilure Soily soiree soirée soiree musicale Soissons soixante-neuf Soja soja bean Sojer sojourn sojourner Sojourner Truth Sojourning Sojournment soke sokeman Sokemanry Soken Sokhumi Soko Sokoro Sokoto Sokotra Sol Sol Hurok Sol Rojo sol-fa sol. sola solace	Soimonov, Mikhail Soimonov, Mikhail Fedorovich SOIN Soin des Arbres Soin Hezkuntzako Euskal Erakundea Soinari SOinC Soins de Suite et de Réadaptation Soins Infirmiers et Informatique Soins Intensifs Anesthésiologie et Médecine d'Urgence Soins Intensifs et Aide Médicale Urgente Soins Mère Kangourou Soins Palliatifs Arc Jurassien SOIOP SoIP SoIP SOIPP SOIR SOIRA soiree soiree soiree soirée soirée soirée soiree musicale SOIS SOIS SOIS SOISIC Soissons SOIT Soit droit fait al partie SOITA SOITC Soitec Soiuz aktivnoi bor’bys samoderzhaviem Soiuzkniga Soiuzmultfilm Soiuzpechat SOIV Soiva SOIWD SOIWR SOIWSW SOIX soixante-neuf SOIZ SOJ SOJ soja soja soja bean soja bean soja bean SOJAA Sojang Sojang SOJC SoJCA

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battle of the Aisne
battle of the Chemin-des-Dames
First World War
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French Republic
Great War
War to End War
World War 1
World War I

The Comtesse de Soissons interrupted the narrator: "Confess, count, you are inventing.

Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

His itinerary was promptly determined: he would go to Dammartin, from which place two roads diverge, one toward Soissons, the other toward Compiegne; there he would inquire concerning the Bracieux estate and go to the right or to the left according to the information obtained.

Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

le Comte de Soissons, by the Grand Prior, by the Duc de Longueville, by the Duc d'Euboeuf, by the Comte d'Harcourt, by the Comte de la Roche-Guyon, by M.

The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

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