Editing Helvetii (section)

==== Battle of Bibracte ====
In the cavalry battle that followed, the Helvetii prevailed over Caesar's Aedui allies under [[Dumnorix]]' command, and continued their journey, while Caesar's army was being detained by delays in his grain supplies, caused by the Aedui on the instigations of [[Dumnorix]], who had married [[Orgetorix]]' daughter. A few days later, however, near the Aeduan ''oppidum'' [[Bibracte]], Caesar caught up with the Helvetii and faced them in a major [[Battle of Bibracte|battle]], which ended in the Helvetii's retreat and the capture of most of their baggage by the Romans.

Leaving the largest part of their supplies behind, the Helvetii covered around 60&nbsp;km in four days, eventually reaching the lands of the [[Lingones]] (the modern [[Langres]] plateau). Caesar did not pursue them until three days after the battle, while still sending messengers to the Lingones warning them not to assist the Helvetii in any way. The Helvetii then offered their immediate surrender and agreed both to providing hostages and to giving up their weapons the next day. In the course of the night, 6000 of the [[Verbigeni]] fled from the camp out of fear of being massacred once they were defenceless. Caesar sent riders after them and ordered those who were brought back to be "counted as enemies", which probably meant being sold into slavery.