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ThoDanII t1_j7k5p26 wrote

Reply to comment by stsk1290 in Was it a good Idea for vercingetorix to take refuge with his army in Alesia in 52bc? by thereasonyousuffer

And they did not march as one army on one road

The different armies itself had been divided into corps

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stsk1290 t1_j7kix6s wrote

Did anybody claim that the Gallic armies were marching on one road?

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ThoDanII t1_j7kwt1e wrote

IIRC nobody claimed different armies

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stsk1290 t1_j7kxwjr wrote

You should reread it then, as the relief army was composed of the armies of some 20 Gallic nations.

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ThoDanII t1_j7kye4p wrote

The point is not out how many nations they came but if they campaigned as one force

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stsk1290 t1_j7kzwkn wrote

They came from all over Gaul, met up at Alesia and fought there.

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