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Vandals initially forced the Romans onto the defensive in a partly forested battlefield. They were unable to break Ricimer's troops and after a hard-fought battle, the Romans drove off the Vandal force. The Vandals who survived the battle boarded their ships which sailed north toward Corsica.
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Vandals led by their king Gaiseric (sometimes spelled Genseric) had earlier conquered North Africa after passing through Spain, frequently raided prosperous cities or areas of the European coast and sacked Rome in 455 AD. In spring or early summer of 456 AD, Ricimer led an army and navy of
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Ricimer returned home to Italy where he and the generals
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Ricimer followed the
Vandals and defeated them in a
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246:Pictish War
189:Marcianople
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690:References
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508:Garigliano
493:Agrigentum
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670:Aftermath
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608:Agrigento
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50:Agrigento
680:Aegidius
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110:Strength
44:Location
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540:Orleans
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335:Tarraco
194:Willows
131:Unknown
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118:Unknown
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101:Ricimer
684:Avitus
657:Battle
624:Vandal
612:Sicily
453:Asemus
394:Rimini
372:Africa
362:MĂ©rida
271:Verona
61:Result
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626:king
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575:Pavia
555:DĂ©ols
473:Milan
468:Padua
300:Ostia
678:and
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226:Save
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