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Caesar and the Helvetic War
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2:06:16 - 2:12:57 (06:41)

Historian Michael Sage discusses Caesar's tactics in the Helvetic War, including his use of propaganda to justify his actions and his assessment of the enemy's fighting style.

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Despite the Gauls' wild and ferocious initial charge in battle, Caesar's tactics prove successful as he prepares for their attacks from all angles including the flank.
2:06:16 - 2:10:53 (04:37)
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Caesar, Gauls, Tactics
Summary

Despite the Gauls' wild and ferocious initial charge in battle, Caesar's tactics prove successful as he prepares for their attacks from all angles including the flank.

Chapter
Caesar and the Helvetic War
Episode
Show 60 - The Celtic Holocaust
Podcast
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Historian Michael Sage discusses the Helvetian migration and the Battle of Bibracte in which Caesar claims that there were 368,000 migrants and 92,000 of them were capable of bearing arms.
2:10:55 - 2:12:57 (02:01)
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Helvetian Migration
Summary

Historian Michael Sage discusses the Helvetian migration and the Battle of Bibracte in which Caesar claims that there were 368,000 migrants and 92,000 of them were capable of bearing arms.

Chapter
Caesar and the Helvetic War
Episode
Show 60 - The Celtic Holocaust
Podcast
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History