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Battle of Cornus

Battle of Cornus was a battle fought in 215 BC at Cuglieri, in what is now Italy. It was part of Second Punic War, which ran from 218 BC to 201 BC. The recorded result: Roman victory; Sack of Cornus. Recorded strength: 22,000 infantry; 1,200 cavalry against 15,000 infantry; 1,500 cavalry + Sardinians (?) + Elephants (?).

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La rivolta di Ampsicora del 215 a.C.
La rivolta di Ampsicora del 215 a.C.. File:Italy Sardinia relief location map.svg : Sémhur (talk) Derivative work : Cristiano64, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date215 BC (year precision)
PlaceCuglieri, Italy
39.310N, 8.970E
Part ofSecond Punic War (218 BC to 201 BC)
KindBattle, ancient
ResultRoman victory; Sack of Cornus
BelligerentsRoman RepublicCarthage; Nuragic Sardinians
CommandersTitus Manlius TorquatusHasdrubal the Bald; Hampsicora
Strength22,000 infantry; 1,200 cavalry15,000 infantry; 1,500 cavalry + Sardinians (?) + Elephants (?)
Casualties and lossesunknown13,500 casualties; 12,000 killed and 1,500 captured.
Battle of CornusBattle of CornusBattle of StampaceBattle of LucocisternaSiege of Castel di CastroBattle of QuartuBattle of SanluriBattle of StampaceBattle of Sanluri100 km39.310N, 8.970E
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Battle of Cornus is one of 127 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 626 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2095240, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Decimomannu, revision 1370438469, 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.