Battle of Toulouse (458)
| Battle of Toulouse | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Visigoths | Western Roman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Theodoric II | Majorian | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Toulouse was fought between the Visigoths and the Western Roman Empire in 458. The battle was part of a great mid-winter expedition made across the alps by Emperor Majorian, taking a large army from Italy into Gaul with the goal of restoring the region to Roman rule after the disastrious reign of Avitus. Majorian and the Visigothic king Theodoric II fought a battle at Toulouse, in which the Visigoths were defeated. Majorian thereafter secured the cooperation of the Visigothics against the Suebi in Spain. However, fighting resumed, and Theodoric was finally defeated at Orleans in 463.
Sources
- Jaques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: P-Z. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0313335397.
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