Battle of the Lupia River

When

11 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

51.69° N, 7.71° E

Description

battle between the Romans and the Sicambri in the Ruhr Valley in 11 BCE

Placed at the river its title names, Lupia River.

Battle between the Romans and the Sicambri in the Ruhr Valley in 11 BC

The Battle of the Lupia River was fought in 11 BC between a Roman force led by Nero Claudius Drusus and the Sicambri. The Lupia River, now Lippe, flows westwards through the Ruhr Valley in North Rhine-Westphalia. Drusus defeated the Sicambri, and some of the defeated were moved to west of the Rhine River.

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