Battle of Octodurus | |||||||
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Part of the Gallic Wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Roman Republic |
Seduni, Veragri | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Servius Sulpicius Galba | [data missing] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
about 5,000 men (1 legion) | 30,000 (doubtful[1]) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
c. 10,000 killed or wounded (doubtful[1]) |
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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