Battle of the Angrivarian Wall

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The Battle of the Angrivarian Wall was a decisive engagement in 16 AD during the Roman campaigns in Germania, where Germanicus defeated Arminius and the Germanic tribes in a follow-up clash to earlier battles in the region.

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Battle of the Angrivarian Wall canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
associatedWith Arminius ⓘ
Germanicus Julius Caesar ⓘ
linked to: Germanicus
belligerent Germanic tribes ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
chronologicalRelation occurred after the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ⓘ
occurred in the same campaign season as Idistaviso ⓘ
combatant1 Roman Empire ⓘ
combatant2 Cherusci ⓘ
allied Germanic tribes ⓘ
commander Arminius ⓘ
Germanicus ⓘ
commander1 Germanicus Julius Caesar ⓘ
linked to: Germanicus
commander2 Arminius ⓘ
conflictOf Roman campaigns in Germania ⓘ
countryAtTime Roman Empire (for Roman side) ⓘ
linked to: Roman Empire
date 16 AD ⓘ
describedIn Tacitus' Annals ⓘ
linked to: Annals by Tacitus
era 1st century AD ⓘ
followedBy withdrawal of Roman forces east of the Rhine ⓘ
follows Battle of Idistaviso ⓘ
earlier Roman–Germanic clashes in 16 AD ⓘ
historicalPeriod early Roman Empire ⓘ
historicalSource Tacitus ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySource Latin ⓘ
legacy contributed to decision to fix the Roman frontier at the Rhine ⓘ
locatedNear territory of the Angrivarii ⓘ
militaryObjective to break Germanic resistance under Arminius ⓘ
namedAfter Angrivarian Wall ⓘ
notableFor decisive tactical success of Germanicus ⓘ
heavy losses for the Germanic coalition ⓘ
opponentPolities tribal polities of Germania ⓘ
opposingCommander Arminius ⓘ
Germanicus ⓘ
partOf Germanicus' campaigns in Germania ⓘ
Roman retaliation after the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ⓘ
Roman–Germanic wars ⓘ
place Germania ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Idistaviso ⓘ
region northwestern Germania ⓘ
result Roman victory ⓘ
strategicContext Roman attempt to reassert control over Germania ⓘ
strategicOutcome Romans chose not to permanently occupy Germania ⓘ
tacticalSetting engagement near a defensive earthwork or wall ⓘ
typeOfWarfare land battle ⓘ
year 16 ⓘ

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Battle of Idistaviso → followedBy → Battle of the Angrivarian Wall ⓘ