Battle of the Bagradas River (240 BC)
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Battle of the Bagradas River (240 BC)
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The Battle of the Bagradas River was fought between a Carthaginian army led by Hamilcar Barca and a rebel force led by Spendius in 240 BC in what is now north-east Tunisia. Carthage was fighting a coalition of mutinous soldiers and rebellious African cities in the Mercenary War, which had started late the previous year in the wake of the First Punic War. The rebels were blockading Carthage and besieging the northern ports of Utica and Hippo. A Carthaginian army commanded by Hanno had attempted
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Battle of 240 BC during the Mercenary War
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bagradas_River_(240_BC)
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2024-02-24T15:08:56Z
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