Battle of Argentovaria

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The Battle of Argentovaria was a late 4th-century clash in which the Roman emperor Gratian defeated invading Alamannic forces near modern-day Colmar in present-day France.

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Battle of Argentovaria canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
AlamannicGroupInvolved Lentienses ⓘ
AlamannicLeader Priarius ⓘ
belligerent Lentienses ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
century 4th century ⓘ
combatant Alamannic tribes ⓘ
linked to: Alemannic tribes

Western Roman Empire ⓘ
commandedBy Gratian ⓘ
conflictBetween Alamanni ⓘ
linked to: Suebi

Roman Empire ⓘ
date 378 ⓘ
deathOf Priarius ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
followedBy subsequent Roman operations against Alamanni ⓘ
geographicalContext Upper Rhine region ⓘ
hasParticipant Alamannic warriors ⓘ
Roman legions ⓘ
historicalSource Ammianus Marcellinus ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Roman Empire ⓘ
location Alsace ⓘ
near Argentovaria ⓘ
near modern-day Colmar ⓘ
present-day France ⓘ
militaryTheater Rhine frontier ⓘ
opposingCommander Priarius ⓘ
outcomeForAlamanni decisive defeat ⓘ
partOf Roman–Alamannic Wars ⓘ
Roman–Germanic conflicts ⓘ
partOfReignOf Gratian ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Argentoratum ⓘ
result Roman victory ⓘ
RomanCommander Gratian ⓘ
linked to: Gratian the Elder
significance secured Rhine frontier temporarily ⓘ
weakened Alamannic threat on Roman border ⓘ

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Gratian → battle → Battle of Argentovaria ⓘ