Battle of the Lupia River
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Part of the Roman-Germanic wars | |||||||
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Roman Empire | Sicambri | ||||||
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Nero Claudius Drusus | ? |
Germanic Wars |
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Noreia - Arausio - Aquae Sextiae – Vercellae – Lupia River – Teutoburg Forest – Weser River |
The Battle of the Lupia River - the Lippe, north of the Ruhr Valley in North Rhine-Westphalia, was fought in 11 BC between a Roman force led by Nero Claudius Drusus and the Sicambri. Drusus defeated the Sicambri, and they were removed to west of the Rhine River.