Battle of Vosges (58 BC)

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Battle of Bibracte
Date 58 BC Location Saône-et-Loire, France Result Roman victory
Combatants
Roman Republic	Germanic Suebi tribe
Commanders
Julius Caesar	Ariovistus
Strength
30,000-40,000	around 70,000 German warriors

Gallic Wars
Arar - Bibracte - Vosges - Axona – Sabis – Gergovia – Alesia

The Battle of Vosges was fought between the Germanic tribe of the Suebi under the leadership of Ariovistus against six Roman legions under the command of Gaius Julius Caesar in 58 BC. This encounter is the third major battle of the Gallic Wars.

[edit] References

• The conquest of Gaul, ISBN 0-14-044433-5, translated by S. A. Handford and revised by Jane F. Gardner
• Goldsworthy, Adrian, In the name of Rome, ISBN 0753817896
• Matyszak, Philip, The enemies of Rome, ISBN 0-500-25124-X
• Holland, Tom, Rubicon, ISBN 0-385-50313-X
• for the name of the battle:http://www.fanaticus.org/DBA/battles/vosges.html