Situation Before The Battle
The Franks were divided into two neighboring peoples and allies, the Salian Franks, whose king was Clovis and the Ripuarian Franks whose capital was Cologne and whose king was Sigebert the Lame. Bordering on Sigebert's kingdom were the Alemanni, a confederation of Germanic tribes, whose courage equaled that of the Franks. Border incidents, looting and punitive raids multiplied between the Alemanni and Ripuarian Franks, but it seems that in the year 496 Sigebert suffered a real invasion and called on Clovis for help. Clovis responded favorably to his ally and raised an army. It is generally accepted that in defending Tolbiac, Sigebert and his army suffered heavy losses. There would be two battles of Tolbiac.
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