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Battle of Utica

Battle of Utica was a battle fought in 240 BC at Utica, in what is now Tunisia. It was part of the Mercenary War, which ran from 240 BC to 238 BC. The recorded result: Rebel victory. Recorded strength: 8,000–10,000 men; 100 war elephants against 10,000.

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Fought240 BC
WhereUtica, Tunisia37.058N, 10.063E
OutcomeRebel victory
BelligerentsCarthageagainstRebels
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofMercenary War240 BC to 238 BC

Where it sits in the Mercenary War

Battle of the Bagradas River, 240 BCBattle of Utica, 240 BCHamilcar's victory with Naravas, 240 BCSiege of Carthage, 239 BCBattle of the Saw, 238 BCBattle of Leptis Parva, 238 BCSiege of Tunis, 238 BC240 BC238 BCBattle of Utica, 240 BC
7 placed engagements of the Mercenary War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date240 BC (year precision)
PlaceUtica, Tunisia
37.058N, 10.063E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength8,000–10,000 men; 100 war elephants10,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Hanno II the Great
  • Spendius
Battle of UticaBattle of UticaBattle of the Great PlainsBattle of UticaSiege of UticaSiege of UticaBattle of UticaBattle of the Great PlainsTunisBizerteNabeulBéjaEl KefJendoubaSilianaZaghouan100 km37.058N, 10.063E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 307 BC and 49 BC.

In the same war

Battle of Utica is one of 184 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 119 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q928903, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Utica, revision 1384937282, 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.