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Battle of Órbigo

Battle of Órbigo was a battle fought on 5 October AD 456 at Órbigo River, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Gothic War in Spain of 456. The recorded result: Visigothic victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Record

Date5 October AD 456
PlaceÓrbigo River, Spain
41.990N, 5.707W
Part ofGothic War in Spain of 456
KindBattle, ancient
ResultVisigothic victory
BelligerentsVisigoths; Burgundians; Western Roman EmpireSuevi
CommandersTheodoric II; Gondioc; ChilpericRechiar
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Battle of ÓrbigoBattle of ÓrbigoBattle of BenaventeBattle of PolvorariaBattle of VillagodioBattle of LobregalSiege of ZamoraBattle of VillagodioBattle of LobregalSiege of ZamoraOurenseBurgosSalamancaLeónBragançaVila Real100 km41.990N, 5.707W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Órbigo is one of 44 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 813 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q766072, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Órbigo (456), revision 1376663791, 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.