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Siege of Augustodunum Haeduorum

Siege of Augustodunum Haeduorum was a siege conducted in AD 269 at Augustodunum, in what is now France; it ran into the following year. It was part of Crisis of the Third Century, which ran from AD 235 to AD 284. The recorded result: Victory for forces of Victorinus. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 269ran into the following year
WhereAugustodunum, France46.951N, 4.299E
OutcomeVictory for forces of Victorinus
BelligerentsVictorinusagainstClaudius Gothicus
Casualties and lossesManyandMany
Part ofCrisis of the Third CenturyAD 235 to AD 284

Where it sits in Crisis of the Third Century

Battle at the Harzhorn, AD 235Siege of Aquileia, AD 238Battle of Serdica, AD 261Battle of Lake Benacus, AD 268Siege of Mediolanum, AD 268Battle of Naissus, AD 268Siege of Augustodunum Haeduorum, AD 269Battle of Fano, AD 271Battle of Pavia, AD 271Battle of Placentia, AD 271Battle of Châlons, AD 274AD 235AD 274Siege of Augustodunum Haeduorum, AD 269
11 placed engagements of Crisis of the Third Century in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 269 (year precision)
to AD 270
PlaceAugustodunum, France
46.951N, 4.299E
KindSiege, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesManyMany
Siege of Augustodunum HaeduorumSiege of Augustodunum HaeduorumBattle of AutunSiege of AutunBattle of BibracteBattle of ChateauneufBattle of CavillonumBattle of BibracteBattle of ChateauneufGenevaLyonLausanneDijonBourgesVichyAuxerreClermont-Ferrand100 km46.951N, 4.299E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between AD 269 and AD 532.

In the same war

Siege of Augustodunum Haeduorum is one of 85 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q24897184, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Augustodunum Haeduorum, revision 1379870578, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.