Battle of Vézeronce

The Battle of Vézeronce took place on June 25, 524 AD near Vézeronce-Curtin (then Veseruntia) in Isère, France. This battle was part of an invasion of Burgundy initiated by the four sons and successors of the Frankish king Clovis I: Childebert I, Chlodomer, Chlothar I, and Theuderic I.

Battle of Vézeronce
Part of invasion of Burgundy

Chlodomer supervises the execution of Sigismund, King of Burgundy
DateJune 25, 524 AD
Location
Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France
Result Franks victory
Belligerents
Burgundian Kingdom Frankish Kingdom under Merovingians
Commanders and leaders
Godomar Chlodomer †
Childebert I
Chlothar I
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

History

After a previous incursion by the brothers in 523, Burgundian king, Sigismund, had been executed by the Franks, and was succeeded by his brother, Godomar. Hostilities resumed the following year. Godomar led the Burgundian army and defeated the Franks, with Chlodomer killed during the combat.[1] However, the kingdom was lost to the Merovingians within a decade.

A helmet was found in the peat marsh of Saint-Didier, to the north of the battle site in 1871, and is conserved in the Musée dauphinois, Grenoble. The helmet is of Byzantine craftsmanship, and was likely that of a Frankish chieftain.

Notes
  1. Kortum 2010, p. 127.

References
  • Kortum, Han-Henning (2010). "Merovingian Franks". In Rogers, Clifford J. (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press.

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