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Battle of Alesia
In 52 BCE, Julius Caesar trapped the Gallic leader Vercingetorix at Alesia with double siege works, defeated his breakout attempts and relief forces,…
Timeline
- -52Alesia · BurgundyThe Gallic tribes under Vercingetorix's leadership launched a great uprising; after several engagements they retreated to the fortress of Alesia, where Caesar arrived with some 50,000 Roman legionaries, forming a standoff.
- -52Alesia · BurgundyCaesar built inner and outer lines of defense, simultaneously besieging the garrison within and blocking some 250,000 Gallic relief troops; after several days of fierce fighting the relief army was routed and Vercingetorix's breakout became hopeless.
- -52Alesia · BurgundyVercingetorix left the city and surrendered to Caesar, and the main Gallic resistance collapsed; Caesar subsequently completed the pacification of Gaul, accumulating enormous wealth and legionary loyalty that influenced the course of Roman republican politics.
Sources
- Battle of Alesia https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Alesia
- Commentarii de Bello Gallico, Book VII — Julius Caesar