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The '''Battle of the Port of Carthage''' was a [[naval battle]] of the [[Third Punic War]] fought in 147 BC between the [[Carthaginians]] and the [[Roman Republic]].
The '''Battle of the Port of Carthage''' was a [[naval battle]] of the [[Third Punic War]] fought in 147 BC between the [[Carthaginians]] and the [[Roman Republic]].


Revision as of 17:50, 20 July 2021

Battle of Port of Carthage
Part of the Third Punic War
Date147 BC
Location
Gulf of Tunis, Tunisia
37°0′N 10°30′E / 37.000°N 10.500°E / 37.000; 10.500
Result Carthaginian victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic Carthage
Commanders and leaders
Scipio Aemilianus
Lucius Hostilius Mancinus		 Hasdrubal the Boetharch
Strength
Unknown 50 ships
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Battle of Lake Tunis on 27 July 149 BC Battle of Nepheris (149 BC) 147 BC Battle of the Port of Carthage 147 BC Battle of Nepheris (147 BC) 147 BC Siege of Carthage (Third Punic War) from 149 to spring 146 BC
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Battle of Zama 19 October 202 BC
20
Siege of Utica (204 BC) Autumn 204 BC Battle of Utica (203 BC) Spring 203 BC Battle of the Great Plains 203 BC Battle of Cirta 203 BC
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Battle of the Metaurus on 23 June 207 BC
18
Battle of Grumentum Spring 207 BC
17
Battle of Numistro 210 BC
16
Battle of Tarentum (212 BC) March 212 BC Battle of Tarentum (209 BC) 209 BC Battle of Herdonia (212 BC) 212 BC Battle of Herdonia (210 BC) 210 BC
Cannae
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Battle of Cannae 2 August 216 BC Battle of Canusium Spring 209 BC Battle of Nola (216 BC) Late 216 BC Battle of Nola (215 BC) August 215 BC Battle of Beneventum (214 BC) 214 BC Battle of Beneventum (212 BC) May 212 BC
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Battle of Geronium Autumn 217 BC
13
Battle of Lake Trasimene 21 June 217 BC
12
Battle of the Trebia 22 or 23 December 218 BC
11
Battle of Ticinus Late November 218 BC
Alps
10
Hannibal's crossing of the Alps from May to December 219 BC
9
Siege of Saguntum from May to December 219 BC
8
Battle of the Aegates on 10 March 241 BC
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Battle of Drepana 249 BC
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Battle of Panormus 250 BC
5
Battle of Cape Ecnomus 256 BC
4
Battle of Thermae 259 BC
3
Battle of Mylae 260 BC
2
Battle of Agrigentum 262 BC
1
Battle of Messana 264 BC
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The Battle of the Port of Carthage was a naval battle of the Third Punic War fought in 147 BC between the Carthaginians and the Roman Republic.

In the summer of 147 BC, during the Siege of Carthage, the Roman fleet, under the command of Lucius Hostilius Mancinus kept a close watch on the city from the sea. His warships were reinforced that same year by the forces of Scipio Aemilianus. The Carthaginians managed to find an escape route to the sea that had not been effectively blockaded by the Roman navy and put their fleet of 50 triremes and smaller numbers of other vessels to sea to confront the invading fleet. They met the Roman fleet outside the Port of Carthage, and met with initial success in repulsing the Roman attacks to their ships, inflicting heavy casualties on them. As the battle progressed, the Carthaginians decided to return to port. During this operation, the smaller ships of the Carthaginian fleet blockaded the entrance to the port, forcing the Roman vessels very close into shallower waters.

Many of the smaller Carthaginian vessels were sunk, but at dawn, a majority had made it successfully back to port. This victory for the Carthaginian navy was not enough to break the blockade by the Roman navy.

See also

References

  • Nowaczyk, Bernard (2008). Kartagina 149-146 (in Polish). Warsaw: Bellona. ISBN 83-111-1270-3.
  • Appian of Alexandria, The Punic Wars, "The Third Punic War"


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