Battle of Vincy

The Battle of Vincy (Vincy is now called Les Ruesdes-Vignes) was fought at Vincy, near Cambrai, in the
modern dpartement of Nord. It was a contest between
Charles Martel and the Austrasians on one side and the
king of the Franks, Chilperic II, and his mayor of the
palace, Ragenfrid, on the other.

History

After the Battle of Amblve in 716, King Chilperic and

Ragenfrid returned defeated to Neustria. Instead of following them at once, Charles again used tactics he would
use all his remaining life, in a successful military career.
He took time to rally more men and prepare, before descending in full force. By the following spring, Martel had
attracted enough support to confront the Neustrians..[1]
He chose where to provoke them to battle, and, at a place
and time of his choosing. Charles eventually followed
them and dealt them a serious blow at Vincy on 21 March
717. He pursued the eeing king and mayor to Paris.
On this success, he proclaimed Clotaire IV king of Austrasia in opposition to Chilperic and deposed the bishop
of Rheims, Rigobert, replacing him with one Milo. The
defeated Chilperic II, and his mayor of the palace, Ragenfrid, were essentially broken after this battle.

Notes

[1] Costambeys, Marios, Innes, Matthew, and MacLean, Simon. The Carolingian World, Cambridge University
Press, 2011

Sources
Oman, Charles. The Dark Ages, 476918. London:
Rivingtons, 1914.

Coordinates:
3.24028E

500543N 31425E / 50.09528N

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