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Battle of Narbonne

Battle of Narbonne was a siege conducted in AD 436 at Narbo Martius, in what is now France; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Gothic War (436-439), which ran from AD 436 to AD 439. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Vue de Narbonne (Aude, France).
Vue de Narbonne (Aude, France).. Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 436ran into the following year
WhereNarbo Martius, France43.185N, 3.004E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsWestern Roman Empire; HunsagainstVisigoths
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofGothic War (436-439)AD 436 to AD 439

Record

DateAD 436 (year precision)
to AD 437
PlaceNarbo Martius, France
43.185N, 3.004E
KindSiege, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
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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 5 times between AD 436 and AD 793.

Battle of Narbonne 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 Q1098377, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Narbonne (436), revision 1370270519, 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.