What the records say
- When
- Oct 554
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 41.09° N, 14.06° E
- Description
- 0554 battle
Battle of the Volturnus
554 battle in Europe
The Battle of the Volturnus, also known as the Battle of Casilinum or Battle of Capua, was fought in 554 near the Volturno River between an army of the Byzantine Empire and a combined force of Franks and Alemanni. The Byzantines, led by the general Narses, were victorious, marking the end of the Gothic War (535–554).
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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 Volturnus: During the spring Butilinus (Buccelin) has marched north”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Herbst: Der Italienfeldzug der Alemannen-Herzöge Butilin und Leuthari I. gegen den oströmischen Feldherrn Narses scheitert vor Capua”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille du Volturno”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page