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Siege of Hippo Regius
Part of the Vandalic conquest of Roman Africa
Ruins of Hippo Regius
Date
June 430 – August 431
Location
Hippo Regius, Africa, Western Roman Empire (modern Annaba, Algeria)
Result
Tactical Roman victory (siege lifted) Strategic Vandal victory
Belligerents
Vandals
Western Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Genseric
Boniface
Strength
Around 15,000–20,000 fighting men [1]
Less than 20,000 [2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown
Unknown, including St. Augustine
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Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Gothic War (376–382)
Marcianople
Willows
Dibaltum
1st Adrianople
2nd Adrianople
Constantinople
Thessalonica
Save
Frigidus
Revolt of Alaric I
Gildonic War
Pictish War
Revolt of Tribigild
Gothic War (401–403)
Asti
Pollentia
Verona
War of Radagaisus
Florence
Faesulae
Crossing of the Rhine
Ostia
Rome (410)
War of Heraclianus
Massilia
Gothic War in Spain (416–418)
Nervasos Mountains
Roman–Sasanian War of 421–422
Tarraco
Roman civil war of 425
Gothic revolt of Theodoric I
Arles (425)
Roman civil war of 427-429
Mérida
Frankish War (428)
Africa
Hippo Regius
Carthage
Roman civil war of 432
Rimini
Burgundian Revolt of Gunther
Arles (435)
Gothic War (436–439)
Narbonne
Battle of Mons Colubrarius
Toulouse (439)
Vandal War (439-442)
Byzantine–Sasanian War of 440
Vicus Helena
Utus
Catalaunian Plains
Aquileia
Padua
Milan
Rome (455)
Aylesford
Gothic War in Spain (456)
Agrigentum
Corsica
Roman civil war of 456
Garigliano
Camp Cannini
Gothic War (457–458)
Toulouse (458)
Arles (458)
Cartagena
Orleans
Bergamo
Cape Bon
Déols
Arles (471)
Rome (472)
Ravenna (475)
Pavia
Ravenna (476)
Soissons
Badon
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