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Battle of Carteia

Battle of Carteia was a naval engagement fought in 46 BC at Carteia, in what is now Spain. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Carteia. It was part of the Caesar's Civil War, which ran from 49 BC to 45 BC. The recorded result: Caesarian Victory. Recorded strength: Small fleet of Ships against Small fleet of Ships.

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Fought46 BC
WhereCarteia, Spain36.186N, 5.412W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCaesarian Victory
BelligerentsCaesariansagainstPompeians
Casualties and lossesLightandLight
Part ofCaesar's Civil War49 BC to 45 BC

Where it sits in the Caesar's Civil War

Battle of Utica, 49 BCBattle of Marseille, 49 BCBattle of Krk, 49 BCSiege of Corfinium, 49 BCSiege of Massilia, 49 BCBattle of Ilerda, 49 BCBattle of the Bagradas River, 49 BCBattle of Tauris, 48 BCSiege of Oricum, 48 BCSiege of Salona, 48 BCBattle of Pharsalus, 48 BCBattle of Dyrrhachium, 48 BCBattle of Tauris, 47 BCBattle of Zela, 47 BCBattle of Hippo Regius, 46 BCBattle of Carteia, 46 BCBattle of Ascurum, 46 BCBattle of Ruspina, 46 BCBattle of Thapsus, 46 BCSiege of Apamea, 45 BCBattle of Munda, 45 BCSiege of Corduba, 45 BCBattle of Lauro, 45 BCSiege of Brundisium, AD 4949 BCAD 49Battle of Carteia, 46 BC
24 placed engagements of the Caesar's Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date46 BC (year precision)
PlaceCarteia, Spain
36.186N, 5.412W
KindNaval engagement, ancient
StrengthSmall fleet of ShipsSmall fleet of Ships
Casualties and lossesLightLight
Commanders
  • Gaius Didius
  • Publius Attius Varus
Battle of CarteiaBattle of CarteiaOperation PedestalBattle of CarteiaBattle of GibraltarBattle of GibraltarFirst Battle of AlgecirasBattle of CarteiaTangierGranada‎CádizCeutaMálagaKsar El KebirHuelvaLarache100 km36.186N, 5.412W
Placed at Carteia; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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In the same war

Battle of Carteia is one of 159 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q9173074, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Carteia (46 BC), revision 1376825279, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.