Battle of the Axona

When

57 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

49.43° N, 2.85° E

Description

battle between the Roman army of Gaius Julius Caesar and the Belgae

Battle between the Roman army of Gaius Julius Caesar and the Belgae

The Battle of the Axona was fought in 57 BC, between the Roman army of Gaius Julius Caesar and the Belgae. The Belgae, led by King Galba of the Suessiones, attacked, only to be repelled by Caesar. Fearing an ambush, the Romans delayed their pursuit. Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico describes this battle at 2.7 - 2.11.

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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 the Axona: Caesar defeats the forces of the Belgae under King Galba of the Suessiones”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Axona Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “guerre des Gaules : siège de Bibrax ; victoire de Jules César sur les Belges dirigés par le chef suession Galba à la bataille de l'Aisne (Axona)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “尤里烏斯·凱撒帶領的羅馬共和國軍隊和一個貝爾蓋聯盟之間發生阿松娜戰役。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “アクソナ川の戦いでガイウス・ユリウス・カエサルがガルバ率いるベルガエの軍を破った。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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