What the records say
- When
- 29 Jul 49 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 43.18° N, 5.71° E
- Description
- 49 BCE naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Tauroento
49 BC naval engagement, part of Caesar's Civil War
The Battle of Tauroento was a naval battle fought off the coast of Tauroento during Caesar's Civil War. Following a successful naval battle outside Massilia, the Caesarian fleet commanded by Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus once again came into conflict with the Massiliot fleet and a Pompeian relief fleet led by Quintus Nasidius on 31 July 49 BC.
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