siege of the Aduatuci stronghold

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The siege of the Aduatuci stronghold was a Roman military operation in 57 BC during Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars, in which his legions besieged and captured the fortified settlement of the Aduatuci in present-day Belgium.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Gallic Wars ⓘ
military siege ⓘ
belligerent Aduatuci ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
campaignObjective subjugation of the Aduatuci ⓘ
combatant1 Roman legions under Julius Caesar ⓘ
combatant2 Aduatuci tribe ⓘ
linked to: Aduatuci
commander Julius Caesar ⓘ
conflictType siege ⓘ
date 57 BC ⓘ
describedIn Commentarii de Bello Gallico ⓘ
linked to: Gallic Wars
followedBy further Roman consolidation in Belgic Gaul ⓘ
geographicalContext Low Countries ⓘ
historicalPeriod late Roman Republic ⓘ
linked to: Late Roman Republic
involvedForce Roman engineering corps ⓘ
location Aduatuci stronghold ⓘ
present-day Belgium ⓘ
notableAspect Roman capture of a fortified tribal stronghold ⓘ
opponentType Celtic tribe ⓘ
opposingCommander Aduatuci leadership ⓘ
outcome capture of the Aduatuci stronghold by Roman forces ⓘ
partOf Caesar's campaigns in 57 BC ⓘ
Gallic Wars ⓘ
precededBy Roman campaigns against the Belgae ⓘ
primarySourceAuthor Julius Caesar ⓘ
region Gallia Belgica ⓘ
result Roman victory ⓘ
tacticUsed encirclement ⓘ
siege works ⓘ
year 57 BC ⓘ

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Battle of the Sabis → followedBy → siege of the Aduatuci stronghold ⓘ