Battle of Utica (49 BC)
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Battle of Utica | |||||||
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Part of Caesar's civil war | |||||||
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Combatants | |||||||
Populares | Optimates | ||||||
Commanders | |||||||
Gaius Scribonius Curio | Attius Varus King Juba of Numidia |
Caesar's Civil War |
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Massilia (land) – Ilerda – Massilia (naval) – Utica – Bagradas River – Dyrrhachium – Pharsalus – Ruspina - Thapsus – Munda |
The Battle of Utica (49 BC) was fought between Julius Caesar's general Gaius Scribonius Curio and Numidian cavalry and foot soldiers sent by King Juba I of Numidia to aid Attius Varus. Curio defeated the Numidians and prevented reinforcements from reaching the army of Attius.