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Caesar's Gallic Wars

Type Event Region Europe Time -58–-50

Between 58 and 50 BCE, during his tenure as governor of Gaul, Julius Caesar launched a series of conquest and pacification campaigns, defeating the H…

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  1. -58Gaul · GaulCaesar took up his post as governor of Cisalpine and Transalpine Gaul, took advantage of the Helvetii tribe's migration to defeat them near Bibracte, and expanded the scope of military operations under the pretext of protecting Gallic allies.
  2. -58–-57Gaul · GaulCaesar defeated the Germanic leader Ariovistus west of the Rhine, then successively conquered Belgian tribes and the Brittany region, pushing Roman power to the line of the English Channel and the Rhine.
  3. -52Alesia · BurgundyVercingetorix led the Gallic peoples in the largest-scale uprising; Caesar defeated the defenders and relief forces at Alesia with a double siege, Vercingetorix surrendered, and the main Gallic resistance collapsed.
  4. -51–-50Gaul · GaulOver the following two years Caesar mopped up remaining resistance and completed the provincial organization, accumulating enormous plunder and legionary loyalty; the wars essentially ended in 50 BCE, and Caesar's political and military capital laid the foundation for his later seizure of power in the civil war.

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