What the records say
- When
- 56 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 47.50° N, 2.87° W
- Description
- 56 BCE naval battle of the Gallic War
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Morbihan
Rome v. Gallic Veneti, naval, Roman victory
The Battle of Morbihan, also known as the Battle of Quiberon Bay, was a naval battle fought in the summer of 56 BC between the Gallic tribe of the Veneti and a Roman fleet sent by Julius Caesar. The battle was fought off the coast of Brittany in modern-day France, likely near Quiberon Bay. The battle was a part of the Gallic Wars. The battle ended in a decisive Roman victory.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Morbihan: Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, one of Caesar's subordinates, defeats the Veneti of Brittany”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “guerre des Vénètes (date probable) : Jules César détruit la flotte des Vénètes dans le golfe du Morbihan en Armorique”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page