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Battle of Corsica

Battle of Corsica was a naval engagement fought in AD 456 in what is now France. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Germanic Wars. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: 60 ships against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 456
WhereFrance42.150N, 9.083E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsVandalsagainstWestern Roman Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofGermanic Wars

Where it sits in the Germanic Wars

Clades Lolliana, 16 BCBattle of the Teutoburg Forest, AD 9Battle of Idistaviso, AD 16Battle of the Angrivarian Wall, AD 16Battle of Baduhenna Wood, AD 28Siege of Thessalonica, AD 254Battle of Nestos, AD 268Battle of Lake Constance, AD 355Siege of Autun, AD 356Battle of Vicus Helena, AD 440Battle of Corsica, AD 456Battle of Agrigentum, AD 456Battle of Garigliano, AD 457Battle of Toulouse, AD 458Battle of Bergamo, AD 464Battle of Angers, AD 464Battle of Bolia, AD 469Battle of Pavia, AD 476Battle of Ravenna, AD 47616 BCAD 476Battle of Corsica, AD 456
19 placed engagements of the Germanic Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 456 (year precision)
PlaceFrance
42.150N, 9.083E
KindNaval engagement, ancient
Strength60 shipsUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Ricimer
Battle of CorsicaBattle of CorsicaAleria standoffSiege of AjaccioBattle of Ponte NovuBattle of VescovatoBattle of BorgoAleria standoffSiege of AjaccioBattle of Ponte NovuBattle of VescovatoBattle of Borgo100 km42.150N, 9.083E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 456

Battle of Corsica is one of 88 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60524389, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Corsica, revision 1370437692, 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.