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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Battle of the Sambre canonical 1

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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 ⓘ