Battle of the Angrivarian Wall
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Battle of the Angrivarian Wall | |||||||
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Part of the Early Imperial campaigns in Germania | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Roman Empire | Anti-Roman Germanic tribes | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Germanicus | Arminius | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
8 legions 70,000 | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown but extremely heavy | Unknown |
The Battle of the Angrivarian Wall was fought near Porta Westfalica, Germany in 16 AD between the Roman general Germanicus and an alliance of Germanic tribes commanded by Arminius. This battle followed immediately after the Battle of Idistaviso, and was supposedly sparked by Germanic outrage over the trophy erected on that prior battlefield by the Romans.
It was the final battle of a three-year series of campaigns by Germanicus in Germania. According to Tacitus, the battle was a victory for the Romans. Germanicus, now in winter quarters across the Rhine, wanted to renew the conquest in the Spring, but was recalled to Rome by Tiberius, now Rome's Emperor. In fact this final action led to a withdrawal of the Roman troops from territories of Germania east of the Rhine river effectively until the collapse of the Roman Empire.
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