Vercingetorix tried to replicate the conditions that led to the Roman defeat at Gergovia: a well fortified city, natural defenses that multiply said entrenchments, calling his allies and flipping Caesar's...
He was largely successfull, but the plan had a massive hole, which was Alesia not being prepared to support the army and population at the same time, plus, Caesar managed to stockpile enough shit to survive a siege.
From that point on the plan fails because V can't get the rescue army fast enough to avoid Caesar from building a double wall, and thus, by the time it arrives it was too late, Caesar had turned what was supposed to be a siege that would stretch and break his supply lines to one that did exactly that to his enemies.
bbadi t1_j7dcsad wrote
Reply to Was it a good Idea for vercingetorix to take refuge with his army in Alesia in 52bc? by thereasonyousuffer
To answer your question, yes it was.
Vercingetorix tried to replicate the conditions that led to the Roman defeat at Gergovia: a well fortified city, natural defenses that multiply said entrenchments, calling his allies and flipping Caesar's...
He was largely successfull, but the plan had a massive hole, which was Alesia not being prepared to support the army and population at the same time, plus, Caesar managed to stockpile enough shit to survive a siege.
From that point on the plan fails because V can't get the rescue army fast enough to avoid Caesar from building a double wall, and thus, by the time it arrives it was too late, Caesar had turned what was supposed to be a siege that would stretch and break his supply lines to one that did exactly that to his enemies.