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Battle of Strasbourg

Battle of Strasbourg was a battle fought in July AD 357 at Argentoratum, in what is now France. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: 13,000 against 35,000.

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Battle of Julianus Flavius Claudius near Strasbourg (Romeyn de Hooghe, 1692)
Battle of Julianus Flavius Claudius near Strasbourg (Romeyn de Hooghe, 1692). Romeyn de Hooghe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtJuly AD 357
WhereArgentoratum, France48.599N, 7.662E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsWestern Roman EmpireagainstAlamanni
Casualties and losses243and8,000

Record

DateJuly AD 357 (month precision)
PlaceArgentoratum, France
48.599N, 7.662E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength13,00035,000
Casualties and losses2438,000
Commanders
  • Chnodomar
  • Agenaric
Battle of StrasbourgBattle of StrasbourgBattle of HausbergenLiberation of StrasbourgSiege of StrasbourgBattle of La SuffelBattle of EntzheimBattle of La SuffelBattle of EntzheimStuttgartLuxembourgMannheimBaselSaarbrückenMetzNancyFreiburg100 km48.599N, 7.662E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Strasbourg
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Strasbourg today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-08-11. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 149 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 133 to 210 m, 77 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 57% cropland, 20% built-up, 14% tree cover.

cropland: 57%built-up: 20%tree cover: 14%grassland: 9%cropland 57%built-up 20%tree cover 14%grassland 9%
west to east, 10.0 km142 to 181 mnorth to south, 10.0 km140 to 176 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 12 times between AD 357 and 1944.

Battle of Strasbourg is one of 70 engagements of the 4th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1367199, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Strasbourg, revision 1373659147, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.