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Battle at the Harzhorn

Battle at the Harzhorn was a battle fought in AD 235 at Harzhorn, in what is now Germany. It was part of Crisis of the Third Century, which ran from AD 235 to AD 284. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: 9,000 against Unknown.

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Ausgrabungsbereich am Harzhorn
Ausgrabungsbereich am Harzhorn. Axel Hindemith, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 235
WhereHarzhorn, Germany51.832N, 10.105E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman EmpireagainstGermanic tribes
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
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 274Battle at the Harzhorn, AD 235
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 235 (year precision)
PlaceHarzhorn, Germany
51.832N, 10.105E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength9,000Unknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Maximinus Thrax
Battle at the HarzhornBattle at the HarzhornBattle of LutterBattle of DinklarCombat of MechterstädtBattle of HastenbeckSiege of BrunswickCombat of MechterstädtBattle of HastenbeckSiege of BrunswickHanoverLeipzigOsnabrückMagdeburgGöttingenJenaKasselErfurt100 km51.832N, 10.105E
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Elsewhere in AD 235

Battle at the Harzhorn is one of 85 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q555463, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle at the Harzhorn, revision 1372667182, 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.