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Part of Caesar's civil war (46 BC)
Battle of Ruspina
Part of Caesar's Civil War
Map of the third phase of the battle
Date
4 January 46 BC
Location
Ruspina, Africa
Result
Optimate victory[1]
Belligerents
Supporters of Cato Numidia
Caesarians
Commanders and leaders
Titus Labienus (WIA) Marcus Petreius (WIA) Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso
Gaius Julius Caesar Publius Hostilius Saserna
Strength
11,200+
9,600 Numidian cavalry
1,600 Gallic and Germanic cavalry
Numerous light infantry
9,550
9,000 legionaries
400 cavalry
150 archers
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Caesar's civil war
Italy
Rubicon
Corfinium
Brundisium
Spain
Massilia (land)
Ilerda
Massilia (naval)
Tauroento
Carteia
Munda
Corduba
Lauro
Macedonia and Illyricum
Curicta
Tauris
Caesar's invasion of Macedonia
Oricum
Dyrrhachium
Gomphi
Pharsalus
Egypt and Asia
Nicopolis
Alexandrian war
Alexandria
Nile
Zela
Apamea
Africa
Utica
Bagradas
Caesar's invasion of Africa
Ruspina
Ascurum
Thapsus
Hippo Regius
The Battle of Ruspina was fought on 4 January 46 BC in the Roman province of Africa, between the Republican forces of the Optimates and forces loyal to Julius Caesar. The Republican army was commanded by Titus Labienus, Caesar's former lieutenant during the Gallic Wars who had defected to the Republican side at the beginning of the civil war.
^Goldsworthy 2006, p. 459, The action outside Ruspina – it is sometimes described as a battle – was without doubt a defeat for Caesar, who had been prevented from his aim of gathering the supplies that his army required..
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