Battle of Burdigala

Battle of Burdigala
Part of the Cimbrian War
and Roman–Germanic Wars

The migrations of the Cimbri and the Teutons.
L Roman victories
W Cimbrian and Teuton victories
Date107 BC
Location
Near Burdigala (today Bordeaux, France)
Result Celtic-Germanic victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic
A combined Celtic-Germanic army:
Commanders and leaders
 Divico
Strength
40,000 Unknown but severely outnumbering the Romans
Casualties and losses
10,000 Relatively low

The Battle of Burdigala (the Roman name for Bordeaux) took place during the Cimbrian War in 107 BC. The battle was fought between a combined Celtic-Germanic army including the Helvetian Tigurini under the command of Divico, and the forces of the Roman Republic under the command of Lucius Cassius Longinus, Lucius Caesoninus, and Gaius Popillius Laenas. Longinus and Caesoninus were killed in the fighting and the battle resulted in a victory for the Celtic-Germanic tribes.

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