Battle of Órbigo (456)

Coordinates: 41°59′23.62″N 5°42′23.58″W / 41.9898944°N 5.7065500°W / 41.9898944; -5.7065500

Battle of Órbigo
Part of the Germanic Wars
Date 456 CE Location Órbigo Bridge,[1]Órbigo, twelve miles from Astorga,  Spain Result Visigothic victory Sack of Braga
Belligerents
Visigoths Burgundians Romans	Suevi
Commanders and leaders
Theodoric II Gondioc Chilperic	Rechiar
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Órbigo was a battle in 456 CE when the Visigoths defeated the Suevi Kingdom and sacked their capital Braga.^[2][3]

References

1. ↑ "Cultural info - The Órbigo Bridge (Hospital de Órbigo, León) Camino Santiago walking tours, walking tours Spain, walking holidays, hiking, trekking, cultural tours, educational travel, adventure travel, adventure tours, pilgrimage - Pilgrimpathways.com". pilgrimpathways.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. 
2. ↑ "TimeRime.com - The Rise and Fall of the Visigoths timeline". timerime.com. 
3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2012-04-22.