Battle of Vouillé
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Barbarians, Nomads
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, French History, Eastern European History
- Geographical Location: France
- Date: Late spring, 507
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the unification of Gaul. Result: Frankish conquest of Gaul south of the Loire Valley.
In the late spring of 507, Clovis, king of the Salian Franks, met Alaric II, king of the Visigoths, in a battle that would determine control of Gaul from the Rhine to the Pyrenees. Troop strengths are unknown, but the armies were probably larger than the regular campaign forces of the period because Clovis had a major allied contingent from the Ripuarian Franks at Cologne and the Visigoths were complemented by a large force from...
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