Battle of Baecula

When

208 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

38.02° N, 3.10° W

Description

Scipio Africanus’s first major field battle after he had taken command of Roman interests in Iberia during the Second Punic War, in which he routed the Carthaginian army under the command of Hasdrubal Barca

Battle in Iberia during the Second Punic War (208 BC)

The Battle of Baecula was a major field battle in Iberia during the Second Punic War. Roman Republican and Iberian auxiliary forces under the command of Scipio Africanus routed the Carthaginian army of Hasdrubal Barca.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Romans under Publius Cornelius Scipio defeat the Carthaginians under their commander Hasdrubal Barca at Baecula (Bailen) in Baetica”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Scipio der Ältere bleibt in der Schlacht bei Baecula Sieger über Hasdrubal Barkas”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Printemps : victoire de Scipion l'Africain à la bataille de Baecula (probablement Cerro de las Albahacas, Santo Tome, en Espagne)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “В бою при Бекуле войска Гасдрубала отбросили Сципиона”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Tiene lugar la batalla de Baecula, en el marco de la segunda guerra púnica”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “معركة بيكولا - الرومان بقيادة بوبليوس كورنيليوس سكيبيو يهزمون القرطاجيين بقيادة صدربعل برقا في بيكولا (بايلين الحالية) في مقاطعة هسبانيا بايتيكا”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Second Punic War218 BCE · War