naval engagement, ancient
Battle of Lake Tunis
Battle of Lake Tunis was a naval engagement fought on 27 July 149 BC at Lake of Tunis, in what is now Tunisia. It was part of Third Punic War, which ran from 149 BC to 146 BC. The recorded result: Carthaginian victory. Recorded strength: 6,000+ troops; 200+ ships against Unknown.
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Where it sits in Third Punic War
Record
| Date | 27 July 149 BC | |
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| Place | Lake of Tunis, Tunisia 36.817N, 10.250E | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, ancient | |
| Strength | 6,000+ troops; 200+ ships | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | 800 killed; 135 ships | Unknown (light) |
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Nearest engagements
- Action of 29 June 1609 1609, 4.9 km E
- Action of May 1612 1612, 6.0 km E
- Battle of Ad Decimum AD 533, 6.2 km S
- Siege of Tunis 1694, 6.2 km W
- Siege of Tunis 1705, 6.2 km W
Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 149 BC and 1612.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Lake Tunis 149 BC
- After: Battle of the Port of Carthage 147 BC
- All 6 engagements of Third Punic War
Battle of Lake Tunis is one of 91 engagements of the 2nd century BC in the atlas and one of 119 in present-day Tunisia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q27863955, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lake Tunis, revision 1370447047, 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.