Battle of the Bagradas (49 BC)

The Battle of the Bagradas (49 BC) occurred near the Bagradas River (the classical name of the Medjerda) in what is now Tunisia on 24 August and was fought between Julius Caesar's general Gaius Scribonius Curio and the Pompeian Republicans under Publius Attius Varus and King Juba I of Numidia. The result was a crushing defeat for the Caesarean forces and the death of Curio.

For other uses, see Battle of Bagradas (disambiguation).
Battle of the Bagradas River
Part of Caesar's Civil War
Date24 August 49 BC
Location
Medjerda River, Tunisia
36°52′48″N 9°57′54″E
Result Optimates victory
Belligerents
Populares Optimates
Numidia
Garamantes
Commanders and leaders
Gaius Scribonius Curio †
Gaius Caninius Rebilus		 Saburra
Juba I of Numidia
Units involved
Legio XV
Legio XVI
Gallic auxiliary cavalry

Saburra's vanguard
Army of Juba I of Numidia

  • Iberian and Gallic cavalry
  • Numidian light cavalry
  • Numidian light infantry
Strength
7,500 infantry (15 cohorts of legionaries)
500 cavalry		 Juba's army with 60 elephants
Casualties and losses
Heavy - 2 legions destroyed Minimal
Location within Tunisia
Battle of the Bagradas (49 BC) (Mediterranean)
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