Chapter 1: It first describes the three different type of people, the Belgae, the Aquitani, and the Gauls. It also describes the Belgae to some extent. Then it explains the territories and their borders on which they live.
Chapter 2: This talks about the Helvetii and their leader Orgetorix. The Helvetii and confined to a small space because they are surrounded by mountains and a lake on all sides. Orgetorix convinces his people that they need to leave so they can grow.
Chapter 3: This talks about the Helvetii plan to get out of the situation they were in. Orgetorix goes around to the neighboring tribes and asks them for friendship so that they might let his people go through their land so that they can get where they need to go.
Chapter 4: The Helvetii hear of his plan by informant and do not agree with it. They put him on trial, where if he is condemned he will be burned. They believe Orgetorix kills himself
Chapter 5: After his death the people set out to new territories. They burned all their homes, and had some of their neighbors do the same.
Chapter 6: They plan to go through Romes Province to get where their going.
Chapter 7: Caesar rushes his men to the town of Geneva to stop them. They try telling him they only want to pass, and will do no harm. He tells them to wait while he thinks about it.
Chapter 8: The day came and Caesar had built up his fortifications so that there would be no way that they could cross. The Helvetii try and find ways around them but they can't get around his fortifications.
Chapter 9: The Helvetii decide to go the path through the Sequania territories. They send people to talk to their leader who had married Orgetorix's daughter, and who was friendly with the Helvetii. The Sequania decide to let them pass.
Chapter 10: When Caesar heard that the Helvetii were going a different way, that would eventually lead them through another part of Rome's province. He had his lieutenant stay at the river. So he could stop them at the other part f the province.
Chapter 11: The Helvetii started revenging the land, and the people's land who was being destroyed. Caesar decides not to wait for them so that they can't attack any more towns.
Chapter12: 3 of the 4 parts of the Helvetii people crossed the river , Caesar attacked the forth that remand on the other side of the river.
Chapter 13: Divico try to say how if the Romans attack the Helvetii they would lose, and that Caesar had no valor for attacking the fourth that remand behind the rest of the people.
Chapter 14: Caesar thought of offering peace to them by the Helvetii giving the Romans some hostages, but the Helvetii refused.
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