September 9 · Europe
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
In 9 CE, in wooded country east of the Rhine, an alliance of Germanic tribes led by Arminius ambushed three Roman legions under Publius Quinctilius Varus. The destruction of that army stopped Roman provincial government beyond the Rhine.
Commanders
- Arminius · Warrior
- Date
- September 9
- Place
- Osnabrück · Germany
- Region
- Europe