Battle of St. Quentin (1914)

Battle of St Quentin/Battle of Guise
	Part of The Great Retreat on the Western Front, during the First World War
	; German and Allied positions, 23 August – 5 September 1914
Date	29–30 August 1914
Location	Guise, France49°54′03″N 3°37′42″E / 49.90083°N 3.62833°E
Result	French victory
Belligerents
France	German Empire
Commanders and leaders
Charles Lanrezac	Karl von Bülow
Strength
Fifth Army	2nd Army
Casualties and losses
10,000 casualties	7,000 casualties

The Battle of St. Quentin (also called the First Battle of Guise (French: 1ere Bataille de Guise) was fought from 29 to 30 August 1914, during the First World War.

^ Terraine 1970, p. 149.
^ Cabanes 2016, p. 123.
^ Smith 2014, p. 58.
^ Clodfelter 2008, p. 418.
^ Ferro 1989, p. 58.
^ Pope & Wheal 2003, p. 215.
^ Van Basten 2016.
^ Cooksey & Murland 2015, p. 56.
^ Banks 2000, p. 51.

[FOOTNOTETerraine1970149-1] Terraine 1970, p. 149.

[FOOTNOTECabanes2016123-2] Cabanes 2016, p. 123.

[FOOTNOTESmith201458-3] Smith 2014, p. 58.

[FOOTNOTEClodfelter2008418-4] Clodfelter 2008, p. 418.

[FOOTNOTEFerro198958-5] Ferro 1989, p. 58.

[FOOTNOTEPopeWheal2003215-6] Pope & Wheal 2003, p. 215.

[FOOTNOTEVan_Basten2016-7] Van Basten 2016.

[FOOTNOTECookseyMurland201556-8] Cooksey & Murland 2015, p. 56.

[FOOTNOTEBanks200051-9] Banks 2000, p. 51.

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