Battle of Narbonne (436)

The siege of Narbonne was a conflict between the Visigothic Foederati of Aquitania and the Western Roman Empire.

Battle of Narbonne
Part of The Gothic War of 436
Date436-437 AD
Location
Narbonne, Gaul
43°11′4.99″N 3°0′13.00″E
Result Roman-Hunnic victory
Belligerents
Western Roman Empire
Huns		 Visigoths
Commanders and leaders
Litorius
Flavius Aetius		 Theodoric I
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
Battle of Narbonne (436) is located in France
Battle of Narbonne (436)
Location within France
Battle of Narbonne (436) is located in Europe without the extreme north
Battle of Narbonne (436)
Battle of Narbonne (436) (Europe without the extreme north)

History

The siege began in late 436 and carried over into 437, when the Roman Magister Militum Litorius arrived with a force of Huns and the Gallic Field Army.[1] Litorius surprised the Visigoths and routed their army before they could draw up a coherent battle line.[2] Prosper of Aquitaine records that to alleviate the starvation of the city, each soldier in Litorius' army was ordered to carry two measures of wheat for the citizens of Narbonne.[3]

References
  1. Sidonius Apollonaris, Carmen 7.246-248
  2. Prosper of Aquitaine, s.a. 436
  3. Prosper of Aquitaine, s.a. 436


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