Military Campaigns of Caesar
Caesar Defeats the Helvetians
The tribe of the Helvetians had been forced from the mountains by the migration of Germanic tribes and were starting to move into Gaul. Caesar noticed this and did not waste time. He crushed the Helvetians in an easy victory.
Caesar Defeats the Germans
Shortly after the battle with the Helvetians, a large number of Germans crossed the Rhine and entered the Roman part of Gaul. The Grmans were lead by Ariovistus who was an ally of Rome. The Germans apparently had been wanting to take control of Gaul but Caesar was sure to put an end to any thoughts of that as he wanted Gaul to become completely Roman. Caesar forced a battle upon the German army which was larger than Caesar's but not as disciplined and the Germans were defeated.
Caesar Defeats the Nervii
In 57 BC Caesar marched north to deal with the leading tribe of the Celtic Belgae, the Nervii. When Caesar's forces met with the Nervii he started a full war and he decided to invade the Nervian territory. This war revealed a weakness in Caesar's tactics which was mainly poor reconnaissance. Due to that weakness Caesar came close to losing the war a few times, but in the end Caesar's disciplined soldiers came out on top and the Nervii were defeated. After this he had conquered most of Gaul.
Caesar attacks Germany and Britain
In 55 BC rumors of Germans trying to invade once again spread to Caesar. When he found out the rumor was true, he confronted the Germans and defeated them once again. Later that year Caesar decided to raid Britain which made the Roman senate very angry.
The War Against the Tribes
In 52 BC the tribes of Gaul came together in a revolt against Caesar. Chief Vercingetorix was the leader of the revolt against the Romans. Caesar was able to defeat some of the tribes but eventually Caesar started running out of forces and he had to withdraw. Vercingetorix took this time to gather his forces which is exactly what Caesar was doing and decided to launch a full scale attack on Caesar's army and to their surprise they were defeated. The remainder of the tribal force withdrew into the town of Alesia and Caesar then proceeded to lay seige to the town. A massive relief force then arrived to aid Vercingetorix's force. The relief force initially attacked at night but they were unsuccessful and then they launched a large attack on one of the main Roman camps. Against odds Caesar was victorious and Vercingetorix surrendered.
The Battle Against Pompey
In 49 BC Caesar marched to Rome and took control of it. When Caesar took control there was only one man who could stop him and that was Pompey. Pompey was thought to be superior to Caesar but he did not have the troops to stop Caesar. In 48 BC Caesar's army met Pompey's larger but less skilled army. Caesar was victorious and Pompey fled to Egypt but was eventually assassinated by the Egyptian government.
The tribe of the Helvetians had been forced from the mountains by the migration of Germanic tribes and were starting to move into Gaul. Caesar noticed this and did not waste time. He crushed the Helvetians in an easy victory.
Caesar Defeats the Germans
Shortly after the battle with the Helvetians, a large number of Germans crossed the Rhine and entered the Roman part of Gaul. The Grmans were lead by Ariovistus who was an ally of Rome. The Germans apparently had been wanting to take control of Gaul but Caesar was sure to put an end to any thoughts of that as he wanted Gaul to become completely Roman. Caesar forced a battle upon the German army which was larger than Caesar's but not as disciplined and the Germans were defeated.
Caesar Defeats the Nervii
In 57 BC Caesar marched north to deal with the leading tribe of the Celtic Belgae, the Nervii. When Caesar's forces met with the Nervii he started a full war and he decided to invade the Nervian territory. This war revealed a weakness in Caesar's tactics which was mainly poor reconnaissance. Due to that weakness Caesar came close to losing the war a few times, but in the end Caesar's disciplined soldiers came out on top and the Nervii were defeated. After this he had conquered most of Gaul.
Caesar attacks Germany and Britain
In 55 BC rumors of Germans trying to invade once again spread to Caesar. When he found out the rumor was true, he confronted the Germans and defeated them once again. Later that year Caesar decided to raid Britain which made the Roman senate very angry.
The War Against the Tribes
In 52 BC the tribes of Gaul came together in a revolt against Caesar. Chief Vercingetorix was the leader of the revolt against the Romans. Caesar was able to defeat some of the tribes but eventually Caesar started running out of forces and he had to withdraw. Vercingetorix took this time to gather his forces which is exactly what Caesar was doing and decided to launch a full scale attack on Caesar's army and to their surprise they were defeated. The remainder of the tribal force withdrew into the town of Alesia and Caesar then proceeded to lay seige to the town. A massive relief force then arrived to aid Vercingetorix's force. The relief force initially attacked at night but they were unsuccessful and then they launched a large attack on one of the main Roman camps. Against odds Caesar was victorious and Vercingetorix surrendered.
The Battle Against Pompey
In 49 BC Caesar marched to Rome and took control of it. When Caesar took control there was only one man who could stop him and that was Pompey. Pompey was thought to be superior to Caesar but he did not have the troops to stop Caesar. In 48 BC Caesar's army met Pompey's larger but less skilled army. Caesar was victorious and Pompey fled to Egypt but was eventually assassinated by the Egyptian government.