rhine crossings
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The Crossing of the Rhine is unsuccessful?
Following the Crossing of the Rhine in 406 AD by a mixed group of barbarians into the Roman Empire, there was a period of instability as northern Gaul succumbed to chaos and pillaging by the barbarians. This in turn caused the rise of three usurpers in Britannia. It also didn't help that the...- Sirion
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WI: Julian defeated and killed at Argentoratum (356)
IOTL, the future Roman emperor Julian (mostly known for his Pagan religious sympathies) was sent to the empire's Rhenish frontier by Constantius II in 356 AD to deal with a large Germanic invasion, spearheaded by the Alemanni tribe. The Germans were executing numerous raids across Gaul, and...- GauchoBadger
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- alsace emperor empire gaul germanic germanic migrations germanics julian rhine crossings roman empire
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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WI: Sixth Army Group crosses the Rhine in December 1944
By the end of November 1944, the US Sixth Army Group fought its way through the Vosges mountain and reached the Rhine at several points while the German 19th Army was severely mauled. The German West Wall defenses were unmanned and the Germans had few, if any troops in front of the US Seventh...- Arnold d.c
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: After 1900