Battle of Narbonne (436)

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Battle of Narbonne
Part of The Gothic War of 436
View of Narbonne (Aude, France).
Date 436-437 AD Location Narbonne, Gaul 43°11′4.99″N 3°0′13.00″E / 43.1847194°N 3.0036111°E / 43.1847194; 3.0036111Coordinates: 43°11′4.99″N 3°0′13.00″E / 43.1847194°N 3.0036111°E / 43.1847194; 3.0036111 Result Roman-Hunnic victory
Belligerents
Western Roman Empire Huns	Visigoths
Commanders and leaders
Litorius	Theodoric I
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
Location within France Battle of Narbonne (436) (Europe without the extreme north) Show map of FranceShow map of Europe without the extreme northShow all

The Siege of Narbonne was a conflict between the Visigothic Foederati of Aquitania and the Western Roman Empire.

History[]

The siege began in late 436 and carried over into 437, when the Roman Magister Militum Litorius arrived with a force of Huns and the Gallic Field Army.^[1] Litorius surprised the Visigoths and routed their army before they could draw up a coherent battle line.^[2] Prosper of Aquitaine records that to alleviate the starvation of the city, each soldier in Litorius' army was ordered to carry two measures of wheat for the citizens of Narbonne.^[3]

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