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Siege of Tolosa

Siege of Tolosa was a siege conducted in AD 439 at Tolosa, in what is now France. It was part of the Gothic Wars, which ran from AD 248 to AD 700. The recorded result: Visigothic victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 439
WhereTolosa, France43.605N, 1.444E
OutcomeVisigothic victory
BelligerentsVisigothsagainstWestern Roman Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofGothic WarsAD 248 to AD 700

Where it sits in the Gothic Wars

Battle of Thermopylae (254), AD 254Battle of the Axios River, AD 391Siege of Tolosa, AD 439Battle of Arles, AD 471Siege of Philippi, AD 473AD 254AD 473Siege of Tolosa, AD 439
5 placed engagements of the Gothic Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 439 (year precision)
PlaceTolosa, France
43.605N, 1.444E
KindSiege, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Litorius
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 10 times between AD 439 and 1814.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 439

Siege of Tolosa is one of 92 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q20106465, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Toulouse (439), revision 1370591359, 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.