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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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
associatedWith Arminius NERFINISHED
Germanicus Julius Caesar NERFINISHED
belligerent Germanic tribes
Roman Empire NERFINISHED
chronologicalRelation occurred after the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
occurred in the same campaign season as Idistaviso
combatant1 Roman Empire NERFINISHED
combatant2 Cherusci NERFINISHED
allied Germanic tribes
commander Arminius NERFINISHED
Germanicus NERFINISHED
commander1 Germanicus Julius Caesar NERFINISHED
commander2 Arminius NERFINISHED
conflictOf Roman campaigns in Germania
countryAtTime Roman Empire (for Roman side) NERFINISHED
date 16 AD
describedIn Tacitus' Annals NERFINISHED
era 1st century AD
followedBy withdrawal of Roman forces east of the Rhine
follows Battle of Idistaviso NERFINISHED
earlier Roman–Germanic clashes in 16 AD
historicalPeriod early Roman Empire
historicalSource Tacitus NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
notableFor decisive tactical success of Germanicus
heavy losses for the Germanic coalition
opponentPolities tribal polities of Germania
opposingCommander Arminius NERFINISHED
Germanicus NERFINISHED
partOf Germanicus' campaigns in Germania NERFINISHED
Roman retaliation after the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Roman–Germanic wars NERFINISHED
place Germania NERFINISHED
precededBy Battle of Idistaviso NERFINISHED
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