Before revision: The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, described as the Varus Disaster or Varian Disaster () by Roman historians, was a major battle between Germanic tribes and the Roman Empire that took place somewhere near modern Kalkriese from September 8–11, AD 9, when an alliance of Germanic peoples ambushed three Roman legions led by Publius Quinctilius Varus and their auxiliaries.
After revision: The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, described as the Varus Disaster or Varian Disaster () by Roman historians, was a major battle between Germanic tribes and the Roman Empire that took place somewhere near modern Kalkriese from September 8–11, CE 9, when an alliance of Germanic peoples ambushed three Roman legions led by Publius Quinctilius Varus and their auxiliaries.