Battle of the Lupia River

The Battle of the Lupia River was fought in 11 BC between a Roman force led by Nero Claudius Drusus and the Sicambri.^[1] The Lupia River, now Lippe, flows westwards through the Ruhr Valley in North Rhine-Westphalia. Drusus defeated the Sicambri, and some of the defeated were moved to west of the Rhine River.

Battle of the Lupia River
Part of the Early campaigns in Germania Campaigns of Drusus and Roman–Germanic Wars
Date 11 BC Location Lower Lippe River (present-day Lippe River) Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Empire	Sicambri
Commanders and leaders
Drusus	Unknown
Strength
2000~	300~
Casualties and losses
100	250

Aftermath

Drusus began the construction of several strongholds to secure the area between the Lippe and the Rhine.