Battle of Narbonne (436)
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Battle of Narbonne | |||||||
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Part of The Gothic War of 436 | |||||||
View of Narbonne (Aude, France). | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Western Roman Empire Huns | Visigoths | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Litorius | Theodoric I | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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]
References[]
Categories:
- 436
- History of Narbonne
- 430s conflicts
- Battles involving the Roman Empire
- Battles involving the Visigoths
- Battles in Occitanie
- 5th century in sub-Roman Gaul
- 430s in the Roman Empire
- Ancient Roman battle stubs