La Bâtie-Montsaléon (; ) is a
commune in the
Hautes-Alpes
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department in southeastern
France
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.
It is notable for being the location of the
Battle of Mons Seleucus in 353, when
Constantius II
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defeated the usurper
Magnentius
Magnus Magnentius ( 303 – 10 August 353) was a Roman general and usurper against Constantius II. Of Germanic descent, Magnentius served with distinction in Gaul, where the army chose him as a replacement for the unpopular emperor Constans. Ac ...
.
Population
See also
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Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department
The following is a list of the 162 communes of the Hautes-Alpes department of France
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References
Communes of Hautes-Alpes
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