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Battle of the Angrivarian Wall

Battle of the Angrivarian Wall was a battle fought in AD 16 in what is now Germany. 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.

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FoughtAD 16
WhereGermany52.244N, 8.920E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman EmpireagainstGermanic tribes
Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy
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 the Angrivarian Wall, AD 16
19 placed engagements of the Germanic Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 16 (year precision)
PlaceGermany
52.244N, 8.920E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength8 legions; 26 cohorts; 8 alae; Praetorian Guard; Additional allied Germanic contingents; Total: at least 60,000 menUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownHeavy
Commanders
  • Germanicus
  • Arminius
Battle of the Angrivarian WallBattle of the Angrivarian WallSiege of MindenBattle of IdistavisoBattle of MindenBattle of VlothoBattle of GohfeldBattle of IdistavisoBattle of MindenBattle of GohfeldBremenDüsseldorfHanoverGroningenGöttingenEssenKasselOldenburg100 km52.244N, 8.920E
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.

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In the same war

Battle of the Angrivarian Wall is one of 57 engagements of the 1st century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q15844347, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Angrivarian Wall, revision 1382491861, 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.