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Battle of Toulouse

Battle of Toulouse was a battle fought in AD 458 at Tolosa, in what is now France. It was part of the Germanic Wars. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 458
WhereTolosa, France43.605N, 1.444E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsVisigothsagainstWestern Roman Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofGermanic Wars

Where it sits in the Germanic Wars

Clades Lolliana, 16 BCEarly Imperial campaigns in Germania, 12 BCBattle of Baduhenna Wood, AD 28Siege of Thessalonica, AD 254Battle of Nestos, AD 268Alemanni and Frankish invasion of Gaul, AD 300German and Sarmatian campaigns of Constantine, AD 306Battle of Lake Constance, AD 355Siege of Autun, AD 356Battle of Vicus Helena, AD 440Battle of Corsica, AD 456Battle of Agrigentum, AD 456Battle of Garigliano, AD 457Battle of Toulouse, AD 458Battle of Bergamo, AD 464Battle of Angers, AD 464Battle of Bolia, AD 469Battle of Pavia, AD 476Battle of Ravenna, AD 47616 BCAD 476Battle of Toulouse, AD 458
19 placed engagements of the Germanic Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 458 (year precision)
PlaceTolosa, France
43.605N, 1.444E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Theodoric II
  • Majorian
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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 458

Battle of Toulouse 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 Q60524461, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Toulouse (458), revision 1370591365, 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.