Battle at Pontes Longi

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Battle at Pontes Longi
Part of the Early Imperial campaigns in Germania
Date15 AD
Location
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Roman Empire Germanic tribes (Cherusci, Chatti, Bructeri, Chauci and other tribes)
Commanders and leaders
Aulus Caecina Severus Arminius
Strength
Legio I Germanica
Legio V Alaudae
Legio XX Valeria Victrix
Legio XXI Rapax
Total: 28,000 - 30,000 men
Unknown
Casualties and losses
10,000 - 15,000 Unknown

The Battle at Pontes Longi was fought near Bramsche, Germany in 15 AD between the Roman general Aulus Caecina Severus an alliance of Germanic peoples commanded by Arminius. It was part of a three-year series of campaigns by Germanicus in Germania. The battle was inconclusive.

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