Caesina and the Battle of Gaul

Otho sent a maritime force up the western coast of Italy to Gaul. The idea seems to have been for this navy to attack the local coastal communities aligned with Vitellius, hopefully forcing Vailans leading the larger of the two columns to halt his march and come to their aid. If this was in fact the plan, there is some debate about what exactly this maritime expedition was actually up to. They raised enough hell that Vailans broke off at attachment from his column to defend the communities near a place known as the Forum Juliai. The Othonian forces won the initial encounter but were driven back after a counter attack. This opening encounter of the war was inconclusive