Battle of the Sambre

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The Battle of the Sambre was a major engagement in 57 BC during Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars, in which Roman forces defeated the Nervii and their allies in northern Gaul.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Sabis
belligerent Aduatuci
Atrebates
linked to: Atrebates tribe

Nervii
Roman Republic
Viromandui
campaign Caesar’s Belgic campaign
combatant1 Roman Republic
combatant2 Nervii and allies
linked to: Nervii
commandedBy Julius Caesar
commander Boduognatus
Julius Caesar
conflict Gallic Wars
date 57 BC
describedBy Julius Caesar
era Roman Republic era
followedBy Siege of the Atuatuci
geographicalContext region of modern Belgium
hasParticipant Boduognatus
Julius Caesar
Nervii
Roman legions
historicalPeriod 1st century BC
involvedTribe Aduatuci
Atrebates
linked to: Atrebates tribe

Nervii
Viromandui
involvedUnit Roman legions
linked to: Roman legion
locatedNear Sambre River
linked to: Sambre
location northern Gaul
linked to: Gaul
NerviiForcesCommandedBy Boduognatus
notableFor heavy casualties among the Nervii
near defeat of Roman legions by Nervii surprise attack
outcome decisive Roman victory
partOf Caesar’s conquest of Gaul
Gallic Wars
precededBy Battle of the Axona
primarySource Commentarii de Bello Gallico
linked to: Gallic Wars
result Roman victory
RomanForcesCommandedBy Julius Caesar
strategicObjective subjugation of Belgic tribes
tookPlaceIn Gaul
territory of the Nervii
year 57 BC

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Battle of the Sabis alsoKnownAs Battle of the Sambre