Amiens: All Data
Amiens is a city in France and Monaco. This page covers its chronology of mentions across 5,500 years of history, including capitals, battles, events and subdivisions. Part of Phersu Atlas.
1. Lists and Timelines
Amiens: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
1597 AD
Mentioned in: Siege of Amiens, part of French Wars of Religion
1789 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Province of Picardie, part of Kingdom of France
1803 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Somme, part of First French Republic
1812 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Department of Somme, part of First French Empire
1870 AD
Mentioned in Event: German Invasion (Franco-Prussian War)
1870 AD
Mentioned in Event: War of the Government of National Defence
1871 AD
Mentioned in Event: German Withdrawal (Treaty of Frankfurt of 1871)
1871 AD
Mentioned in Event: Unification of Germany (1871)
1918 AD
Mentioned in: Battle of Amiens, part of Hundred Days Offensive
1940 AD
Mentioned in Event: Overall Frontline (Belgium and France)
1944 AD
Mentioned in Event: Operation Dragoon
1982 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Picardie, part of French Fifth Republic