siege, ancient
Siege of Tolosa
Siege of Tolosa was a siege conducted in AD 439 at Tolosa, in what is now France. It was part of the Gothic Wars, which ran from AD 248 to AD 700. The recorded result: Visigothic victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.
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Where it sits in the Gothic Wars
Record
| Date | AD 439 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Tolosa, France 43.605N, 1.444E | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
| Strength | Unknown | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
| Commanders |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Toulouse AD 458, same recorded site
- Battle of Toulouse AD 844, same recorded site
- Battle of Toulouse 1814, same recorded site
- Siege of Toulouse AD 844, same recorded site
- Siege of Toulouse 1211, 0.1 km NW
Contested ground: this site was fought over 10 times between AD 439 and 1814.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of the Axios River AD 391
- After: Battle of Arles AD 471
- All 5 engagements of Gothic Wars
Elsewhere in AD 439
- Capture of Carthage Tunisia
Siege of Tolosa 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 Q20106465, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Toulouse (439), revision 1370591359, 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.