Battle of Burdigala

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Battle of Burdigala
Part of the Cimbrian War and Roman–Germanic Wars
The migrations of the Cimbri and the Teutons. L Roman victories W Cimbrian and Teutone victories
Date 107 BC Location Near Burdigala (today Bordeaux, France) Result Celto–Germanic victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic	A combined Germano–Celtic army: Cimbri Teutones Volcae Tectosages Tigurini Several other
Commanders and leaders
Lucius Cassius † Lucius Calpurnius † Gaius Popillius Laenas	Divico
Strength
40,000[1]	Unknown but severely outnumbering the Romans[2]
Casualties and losses
10,000[1]	Relatively low

The Battle of Burdigala (Roman name for Bordeaux) took place during the Cimbrian War in 107 BC. The battle was fought between a combined Germano-Celtic army including the Helvetian Tigurini under the command of Divico, and the forces of the Roman Republic under the command of Lucius Cassius Longinus, Lucius Caesoninus, and Gaius Popillius Laenas. Longinus and Caesoninus were killed in the action and the battle resulted in a victory for the combined tribes.