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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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
AlamannicGroupInvolved Lentienses NERFINISHED
AlamannicLeader Priarius NERFINISHED
belligerent Lentienses NERFINISHED
Roman Empire NERFINISHED
century 4th century
combatant Alamannic tribes NERFINISHED
Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED
commandedBy Gratian NERFINISHED
conflictBetween Alamanni NERFINISHED
Roman Empire NERFINISHED
date 378
deathOf Priarius NERFINISHED
era Late Antiquity
followedBy subsequent Roman operations against Alamanni
geographicalContext Upper Rhine region NERFINISHED
hasParticipant Alamannic warriors
Roman legions
historicalSource Ammianus Marcellinus NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Roman Empire NERFINISHED
location Alsace NERFINISHED
near Argentovaria
near modern-day Colmar
present-day France
militaryTheater Rhine frontier NERFINISHED
opposingCommander Priarius NERFINISHED
outcomeForAlamanni decisive defeat
partOf Roman–Alamannic Wars NERFINISHED
Roman–Germanic conflicts
partOfReignOf Gratian NERFINISHED
precededBy Battle of Argentoratum NERFINISHED
result Roman victory
RomanCommander Gratian NERFINISHED
significance secured Rhine frontier temporarily
weakened Alamannic threat on Roman border

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Gratian battle Battle of Argentovaria