Battle of Órbigo (456)

The Battle of Órbigo was a battle in 456 CE when the Visigoths defeated the Suevi Kingdom and sacked their capital Braga.[2][3]

Battle of Órbigo
Part of the Germanic Wars
Date456 CE
Location
Órbigo Bridge,[1]Órbigo, twelve miles from Astorga,  Spain
Result Visigothic victory
Sack of Braga
Belligerents
Visigoths
Burgundians
Romans		 Suevi
Commanders and leaders
Theodoric II
Gondioc
Chilperic		 Rechiar
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

References
  1. "Cultural info - The Órbigo Bridge (Hospital de Órbigo, León) Camino Santiago walking tours, walking tours Spain, walking holidays, hiking, trekking, cultural tours, educational travel, adventure travel, adventure tours, pilgrimage - Pilgrimpathways.com". pilgrimpathways.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26.
  2. "TimeRime.com - The Rise and Fall of the Visigoths timeline". timerime.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2012-04-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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