Battle of the Bagradas River (49 BC)
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| Battle of the Bagradas River | |||||||
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| Part of Caesar's civil war | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Populares | Optimates | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Gaius Scribonius Curio† | Attius Varus King Juba of Numidia | ||||||
Caesar's Civil War |
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| Massilia (land) – Ilerda – Massilia (naval) – Utica – Bagradas River – Dyrrhachium – Pharsalus – Ruspina - Thapsus – Munda |
The Battle of the Bagradas River (49 BC) occurred on August 24 and was fought between Julius Caesar's general Gaius Curio and the Pompeians under Attius Varus and King Juba I of Numidia. Curio was defeated and killed himself to avoid capture.
