Battle of Vouillé
6th-century battle of the Franco-Visigothic Wars / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Battle of Poitiers (507)" redirects here. For other uses, see Poitiers (disambiguation) § Military.
The Battle of Vouillé (from Latin Campus Vogladensis) was fought in the northern marches of Visigothic territory, at Vouillé, near Poitiers (Gaul), around Spring 507 between the Franks, commanded by Clovis, and the Visigoths, commanded by Alaric II. The Franks' victory resulted in their conquest of Gallia Aquitania and the death of Alaric II.
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Part of Franco-Visigothic Wars | |||||||||
Depiction of the battle, c. 1335. | |||||||||
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Franks | Visigothic Kingdom | ||||||||
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Clovis I |
Alaric II † Apollinaris of Clermont |
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