Battle of the Teutoburg Forest

The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, also called the Varus Disaster or Varian Disaster by Roman historians, was a major battle fought between an alliance of Germanic peoples and the Roman Empire between 8 and 11 September 9 AD, possibly near modern Kalkriese. Fighting began with an ambush by the Germanic alliance on three Roman legions being led by Publius Quinctilius Varus and their auxiliaries; the alliance was led by Arminius, a Germanic chieftain and officer of Varus's auxilia. Arminius had received Roman citizenship and a Roman military education, thus allowing him to deceive the Romans methodically and anticipate their tactical responses.

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Location: 52.4075, 8.1258, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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783 Battle of the Hase

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Hermann (Arminius) at the battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE by Peter Jannsen, 1873, with painting creases and damage removed

VorDerTeutoburgerSchlacht

Varus01

The great battles of all nations from Marathon to Santiago, 490 B.C.-A.D. 1898 (1898) (14743581826)

Kalkriese Ort der Varusschlacht

Maske Museum Kalkriese 1

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Grabstein des Marcus Caelius

Varusschlachtmaske

Part of the Teutoburger forest near Karlkriese

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Bombing of Osnabrück in World War II	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	9	Battle of the Teutoburg Forest	battle, Ancient Rome	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	783	Battle of the Hase	Saxons, Francia, battle	Wikidata
site	bunker		Gertrudenberger Loch	underground structure, limestone quarry, bunker	Wikidata
site	tower	1300	Bucksturm	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1510	Bürgergehorsam	fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Hermann (Arminius) at the battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE by Peter Jannsen, 1873, with painting creases and damage removed		Commons
commons	image		VorDerTeutoburgerSchlacht		Commons
commons	image		Varus01		Commons
commons	image		The great battles of all nations from Marathon to Santiago, 490 B.C.-A.D. 1898 (1898) (14743581826)		Commons
commons	image		Kalkriese Ort der Varusschlacht		Commons
commons	image		Maske Museum Kalkriese 1		Commons
commons	image		MaskeMuseumKalkriese		Commons
commons	image		Grabstein des Marcus Caelius		Commons
commons	image		Varusschlachtmaske		Commons
commons	image		Part of the Teutoburger forest near Karlkriese		Commons