Gallic Wars
(Reguidit frae Gallic War)
| Gallic Wars | |||||||||
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 "Vercingetorix Throws Doun His Airms at the Feet o Julius Caesar", 1899, bi Lionel Noel Royer | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Roman Republic | Several Gallic, Belgic, Breetish an Aquitanian tribes as well as portions o Germanic an Iberian tribesmen | ||||||||
| Commanders an leaders | |||||||||
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Gaius Julius Caesar Titus Labienus Mark Antony Quintus Tullius Cicero Publius Licinius Crassus Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus Servius Sulpicius Galba |
Vercingetorix Ambiorix Indutiomarus Commius Ariovistus Cassivellaunus | ||||||||
| Strenth | |||||||||
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120,000: 60,000 legionaries 60,000 auxiliaries |
300,000+ fechtin men (mainly irregulars) | ||||||||
| Casualties an losses | |||||||||
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30,000+ killt, 10,000+ woondit |
aboot 1,000,000 accordin tae Caesar, that mainly includes civilians killt. Modren estimates sey hunners o thoosands. | ||||||||
The Gallic Wars wur a series o militar campaigns waged bi the Roman proconsul Julius Caesar agin seevral Gallic tribes. Roum's war agin the Gallic tribes lastit frae 58 BC tae 50 BC an culminatit in the decisive Battle o Alesia in 52 BC, in whilk a complete Roman victory resultit in the expansion o the Roman Republic ower the hale o Gaul (mainly present day Fraunce an Belgium). The wars pavit the wey fur Julius Caesar tae become the anely ruler o the Roman Republic.