Edward Shepherd Creasy writes that `` This was represented to Varus as an occasion which required his prompt attendance at the spot ; but he was kept in studied ignorance of its being part of a concerted national rising ; and he still looked on Arminius as his submissive vassal ... '' .
... This was represented to Varus as an occasion which required his prompt attendance at the spot ; but he was kept in studied ignorance of its being part of a concerted national rising ; and he still looked on Arminius as his submissive vassal ... '' Edward Shepherd Creasy Recent archaeological finds place the battle at Kalkriese Hill in Osnabrück County , Lower Saxony .