Battle of the Arar

When

58 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

45.73° N, 4.82° E

Description

battle between the migrating tribes of the Helvetii, and four Roman legions (Legions VII, VIII, IX, and X) under the command of Gaius Julius Caesar

Part of the Gallic War (58 BCE)

The Battle of the Arar was fought between the migrating tribes of the Helvetii and six Roman legions under the command of Gaius Julius Caesar in 58 BC. It was the first major battle of the Gallic Wars and ended in a tactical victory for the outnumbered Roman army.

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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 “Caesar defeats the migrating Helvetii in the Battle of the Arar (Saône)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Arrar Nehri Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de l'Arar”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Гельветы решают переселиться к устью Гаронны и пройти через землю аллоброгов”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “César derrota a los helvecios en la Batalla del Arar”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “凱撒出任山南高盧總督，隨即向山北高盧大舉擴張，高盧戰爭開始，並在阿拉爾戰役、比布拉克特戰役與佛日戰役等三大戰役取得勝利。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ガイウス・ユリウス・カエサルがアラル川の戦い (en:Battle of the Arar)でヘルウェティイ族を破った。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Gallic War58 BCE · War