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Battle of Octodurus

1st century BC in Switzerland1st century BC in the Roman Republic50s BC conflicts56 BC57 BC
Battles of Julius CaesarBattles of the Gallic WarsData missing from February 2020History of ValaisMilitary history of Switzerland

The battle of Octodurus took place in the winter of 57–56 BC in the Gallic town of Octodurus in what is now Martigny, Valais, Switzerland. The battle resulted from a Roman attempt to open the Great St. Bernard Pass over the Alps. It was a Roman victory, but the ferocity of the fighting ended with the Roman legion moving back out of the Alps.

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