The Battle Of The Teutoburg Forest

"Surrounded by undergrowth and trees legionnaires marched on and on through mud so deep. Led by Varus right into Arminius' trap
And so the battle began..."

Rain soaked soldiers tried to advance
In forests unknown and treacherous
No arrays of the troops anymore
A violent rain separated them.

In the highest state of confusion
The attack found its way
Barbarians from everywhere
Surrounded the legions.

First the arrows
Then the swords
Hit the legions
A sudden assault
As fast they attacked
As fast they were gone
Like ghosts in the night
Ghosts in the night.

At last they found a place to rest
From where they reached
Open country the next day
In a way better order.

They plunged into the woods again
To defend themselves
Varus sent the cavalry to run them down
But the trees thwart their horses.

On the fourth day a storm set in
Preventing the romans from marching on
Depriving them to use their weapons
The demise was near.

Arminius and his men were lightly armed
They suffered less from the storm
The roman forces had greatly increased
Their ranks were thinned
Four days, three nights the battle took
Four days, three nights legions resisted.

In the end Varus saw no resort
He stabbed himself with his sword.

Three legions annihilated
The soil soaked their blood
20.000 legionnaires
Buried forever here
On foreign ground.