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Battle of Utica

Battle of Utica was a battle fought in 49 BC at Utica, in what is now Tunisia. It was part of the Caesar's Civil War, which ran from 49 BC to 45 BC. The recorded result: Caesarian victory. Recorded strength: 10,000+ (2 legions + 500 Gallic cavalry) against 15,000+ (3 legions + unknown number of Numidian allies).

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Battle of Ucita, map 1 (Caesarː A History Of The Art Of War Among The Romans Down To The End, vol. II, 1892)
Battle of Ucita, map 1 (Caesarː A History Of The Art Of War Among The Romans Down To The End, vol. II, 1892). Theodore Ayrault Dodge, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought49 BC
WhereUtica, Tunisia37.058N, 10.063E
OutcomeCaesarian victory
BelligerentsCaesariansagainstPompeians; Numidia
Casualties and losses100and1,600
Part ofCaesar's Civil War49 BC to 45 BC

Where it sits in the Caesar's Civil War

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24 placed engagements of the Caesar's Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date49 BC (year precision)
PlaceUtica, Tunisia
37.058N, 10.063E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength10,000+ (2 legions + 500 Gallic cavalry)15,000+ (3 legions + unknown number of Numidian allies)
Casualties and losses1001,600
Commanders
  • Publius Attius Varus
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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

Elsewhere in 49 BC

Battle of Utica is one of 159 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 119 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2416094, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Utica (49 BC), revision 1370276098, 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.