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Siege of Hippo Regius

Siege of Hippo Regius was a siege conducted in May AD 430 at Hippo Regius, in what is now Algeria. It was part of the Vandal conquest of Roman Africa, which ran from AD 429 to AD 442. The recorded result: Tactical Roman victory (siege lifted); Strategic Vandal-Alanian victory. Recorded strength: Around 15,000–20,000 fighting men against Less than 20,000.

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Roman ruins at Hippo Regius (Annaba)
Roman ruins at Hippo Regius (Annaba). Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

DateMay AD 430 (month precision)
PlaceHippo Regius, Algeria
36.900N, 7.767E
Part ofVandal conquest of Roman Africa (AD 429 to AD 442)
KindSiege, ancient
ResultTactical Roman victory (siege lifted); Strategic Vandal-Alanian victory
BelligerentsVandals; AlansWestern Roman Empire
CommandersGensericBoniface; Augustine of Hippo
StrengthAround 15,000–20,000 fighting menLess than 20,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
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Elsewhere in AD 430

Siege of Hippo Regius is one of 44 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 60 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510087, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Hippo Regius, revision 1379280186, 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.