Battle of Gergovia
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The Battle of Gergovia was a major 52 BC defeat for Julius Caesar’s legions at the hands of Vercingetorix’s Gallic forces, marking one of Rome’s rare setbacks in the Gallic Wars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Gergovia canonical | 5 |
| Siege of Gergovia | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Arverni
ⓘ
Gallic tribes ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| combatant |
Arverni
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ coalition of Gallic tribes ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Julius Caesar
ⓘ
Vercingetorix ⓘ |
| commander |
Julius Caesar
ⓘ
Vercingetorix ⓘ |
| conflict | Gallic Wars ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Roman province of Gallia ⓘ |
| date | 52 BC ⓘ |
| describedBy | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Gallic Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Commentarii de Bello Gallico
|
| era | Late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Alesia
ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Alesia
|
| hasCasualties |
Gallic casualties
ⓘ
Roman casualties ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Gallic warriors
ⓘ
Roman legions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySource | Latin ⓘ |
| location |
Gaul
ⓘ
Gergovia ⓘ near modern Clermont-Ferrand ⓘ |
| modernCountry | France ⓘ |
| notableFor |
major defeat of Julius Caesar
ⓘ
rare Roman setback in the Gallic Wars ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Julius Caesar
ⓘ
Vercingetorix ⓘ |
| partOf | Gallic Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Roman successes in the Gallic Wars ⓘ |
| result |
Gallic victory
ⓘ
Roman defeat ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted Gallic morale
ⓘ
temporarily checked Roman advance ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Roman attempt to subdue Gallic resistance ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | capture of Gergovia ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature | assault on fortified heights ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Roman withdrawal ⓘ |
| terrain | hilltop stronghold ⓘ |
| year | 52 BC ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.