What the records say
- When
- 49 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.06° N, 10.06° E
- Description
- Battle of Caesar's Civil War
Battle of Utica (49 BC)
49 BC battle, part of Caesar's civil war
The Battle of Utica in Caesar's Civil War was fought between Julius Caesar's general Gaius Scribonius Curio and Pompeian legionaries commanded by Publius Attius Varus supported by Numidian cavalry and foot soldiers sent by King Juba I of Numidia. Curio defeated the Pompeians and Numidians and drove Varus back into the town of Utica.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Caesar's general Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in North Africa by the Pompeians under Attius Varus and King Juba I of Numidia (whom he defeated earlier in…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “El general cesariano Gayo Escribonio Curión es derrotado en el Norte de África por los pompeyanos bajo Publio Atio Varo y el rey Juba I de Numidia (a quien…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page