Battle of the Arar
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The Battle of the Arar was a 58 BC engagement during Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars in which Roman forces attacked migrating Helvetii tribes while they were crossing the river Arar (Saône) in eastern Gaul.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of the Saône NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancientRiverName | Arar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Helvetii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Caesar’s campaign against the Helvetii ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinWar | early engagement of the Gallic Wars ⓘ |
| combatant |
Helvetian tribes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman legions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Gallic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 58 BC ⓘ |
| era | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Bibracte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | modern eastern France ⓘ |
| HelvetiiOrigin | Swiss plateau region ⓘ |
| HelvetiiStatus | migrating population ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountryContext | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | attack on a partially crossed enemy column ⓘ |
| opponentType | Celtic tribe ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Divico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Roman victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caesar’s conquest of Gaul
ⓘ
Gallic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place |
Saône River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ river Arar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Battle of Bibracte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySource | Commentarii de Bello Gallico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySourceAuthor | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | territory of the Aedui vicinity ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| riverCrossing |
Arar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saône NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverModernName | Saône NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RomanCommander | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RomanLeaderTitle | proconsul of Gaul ⓘ |
| RomanPoliticalContext | Caesar’s proconsular command in Gaul ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | to halt the Helvetii migration ⓘ |
| tacticalAdvantage | Romans attacked while Helvetii were divided during crossing ⓘ |
| tacticalSituation | attack on migrating Helvetii while crossing a river ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | surprise attack ⓘ |
| year | 58 BC ⓘ |
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