Germanicus's superior tactics and better trained and equipped legions inflicted huge casualties on the German army, with only minor losses. Then he met Arminius' army in an engagement often called the Battle of the Weser River. He forced a crossing of the Weser near modern Minden, suffering heavy losses. In spite of doubts on the part of his uncle, Emperor Tiberius, Germanicus managed to raise another huge army and invaded Germany again the next year, in 16. This victory, combined with the fact that winter was fast approaching, meant Germanicus's next step was to lead his army back to its winter quarters on the Rhine. Later, in 14 AD, the Roman general Germanicus, nephew of the Emperor Tiberius, led a huge 8-legion army (a legion was up to 5,000 men) into Germania against the coalition of tribes led by Arminius.ДЄfter visiting the site of the disastrous Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, where 15/20,000 Romans had been killed in 9 AD, and burying their remains, he launched a massive assault on the heartland of Arminius' tribe, the Cheruscans.ДЄrminius initially lured Germanicus' cavalry into a trap and inflicted minor casualties, until successful fighting by the Roman infantry caused the Germans to break and flee into the forest. Only later did a brief, inconclusive war break out between the two Germanic leaders. Marobod declined the offer, sending the head on to Rome for burial, and remained neutral throughout the ensuing war. This was the greatest military disaster the Romans had ever suffered.ДЄfter the battle, Arminius immediately sent Varus' severed head to Maroboduus, king of the Marcomanni, the other most powerful Germanic ruler. They destroyed a Roman army in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. He was able to unite a group of Germanic tribes together to fight the Romans. AD 21 in Germania) was a chieftain of the Cherusci. Arminius, also known as Armin or Hermann (b.

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