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Battle of Vindonissa

Name: Battle of Vindonissa
Location: Vindonissa, Celtic oppidum / Roman legionary camp / civilian settlement, Switzerland

Battle of Vindonissa was a battle fought in AD 298 at Vindonissa, Celtic oppidum / Roman legionary camp / civilian settlement, in what is now Switzerland. The recorded result: Roman victory.

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FoughtAD 298

WhereVindonissa, Celtic oppidum / Roman legionary camp / civilian settlement, Switzerland47.467N, 8.217E

OutcomeRoman victory

BelligerentsWestern Roman EmpireagainstAlamanni

Record

Date	AD 298 (year precision)
Place	Vindonissa, Celtic oppidum / Roman legionary camp / civilian settlement, Switzerland 47.467N, 8.217E
Kind	Battle, ancient
Commanders	Constantius Chlorus

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Bremgarten 1443, 16 km SE
Siege of Regensberg 1443, 17 km E
Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl 1443, 26 km SE
Second Battle of Zurich 1799, 27 km SE
First Battle of Zurich 1799, 27 km SE

Elsewhere in AD 298

Battle of Satala Turkey

Battle of Vindonissa is one of 97 engagements of the 3rd century in the atlas and one of 73 in present-day Switzerland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1512205, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vindonissa, revision 1379870525, 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.