Battle of the Bagradas River

Wann

240 v. Chr.

Art

Schlacht

Koordinaten

37.11° N, 10.13° E

Description

240 BCE battle during the Mercenary War

Carthaginian military victory in 240 BC

The Battle of the Bagradas River was fought between a Carthaginian army led by Hamilcar Barca, who was victorious, and a rebel force led by Spendius. The battle in 240 BC was fought in what is now northeast Tunisia. Carthage was fighting a coalition of mutinous soldiers and rebellious African cities in the Mercenary War, which had started late the previous year in the wake of the First Punic War.

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• Mercenary War240 v. Chr. · Aufstand