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Battle of Tauroento

Battle of Tauroento was a naval engagement fought in 49 BC at Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, in what is now France. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer. It was part of Q2127400. The recorded result: Caesarian victory. Recorded strength: Total: 18 ships against Total: 34 ships; 17 Pompeian ships; 17 Massiliot ships.

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Fought49 BC
WhereSaint-Cyr-sur-Mer, France43.184N, 5.709E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCaesarian victory
BelligerentsCaesariansagainstPompeians; City of Massilia
Casualties and lossesUnknownandTotal: 9 ships lost; 5 Massiliot ships sunk; 4 Massiliot ships captured
Part ofQ2127400

Record

Date49 BC (year precision)
PlaceSaint-Cyr-sur-Mer, France
43.184N, 5.709E
KindNaval engagement, ancient
StrengthTotal: 18 shipsTotal: 34 ships; 17 Pompeian ships; 17 Massiliot ships
Casualties and lossesUnknownTotal: 9 ships lost; 5 Massiliot ships sunk; 4 Massiliot ships captured
Commanders
  • Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus
  • Quintus Nasidius
  • Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 54 BC)
Battle of TauroentoBattle of TauroentoBattle of La CiotatSiege of ToulonSiege of ToulonBattle of ToulonAction of 5 November 1813Battle of La CiotatAction of 5 November 1813MarseilleNiceMontpellierNîmesAix-en-Provence100 km43.184N, 5.709E
Placed at Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer; 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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Elsewhere in 49 BC

Battle of Tauroento is one of 159 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2890131, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tauroento, revision 1371849769, 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.