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Gallic Wars

"All Gaul is divided into three parts" -Julius Caesar

Caesar's conquest of Gaul was met with little resistance initially. The 60 or so tribes that made up Gaul (which then consisted of France, Belgian and parts of Switzerland, the Netherlands and Germany) were unable to unite to defeat the Roman army, a fact Caesar made use of by pitting one tribe against another.

• 58 B.C Caesar defeats the Germanic tribe of the Suebi, led by Ariovistus

• 57 B.C. Ceasear conquered the Belgian Gauls after claiming they were conspiring against Rome.

• 56 B.C. Defeats the Veneti of Brittany in a naval battle. Survivors flee to Britain.

• 53-51 B.C. Gallic resistance movement opposing Roman rule.

• • Roman businessmen killed at Genabum (Orléans). The resistance become united under the leadership of Vercingetorix

• • Cesear laid seige to the town of Avaricum (Bourges) which had been fortified by Vercingetorix. After 21 days the defences were broken through, only 800 of the 40,000 inhabitants managed to escape.

• • Siege at Gergovia, Vercingetorixs home town. Held out against Caesar and caused him the loss of 700 men.

• • Casaers Lt. Labienus conquered Lutetia Parisiorum (Paris) against Camulogenus

• • Vercingetorixs last battle at Alésia (Alise-Sainte-Reine). The townspeople were starved by Caesars seige. Despite a relief force of 245,000 Gauls from various tribes, Caesars well-planned defences enabled him to defeat them. Vercingetorix turned himself over to Caesar.

• • Remaining area of resistance in central France, at Uxellodunnum. The defenders were starved out and the Caesar ordered the right hand of all the Gauls who had fought to be cut off.