Conflict: Vandalic War
Combatants: Byzantines vs. Vandals
Location: Tunisia
Outcome: Byzantine victory
After having driven the Vandals from the city of Carthage in September of 533, Byzantine General Count Belisarius was now confronted by a reinforced enemy of around 50,000 men north of the city. Despite being greatly outnumbered, Belisarius charged the Vandal camp causing confusion in their ranks. Tzazon, the brother of the Vandal King Gelimer, was killed in the melee. Gelimer fled and the Vandal army was broken.
Points of Interest:
Gelimer, the Vandal king, surrendered in March of 534.
Belisarius left Africa that same year in the hands of Byzantine General Solomon, but had to return in 536 to help suppress a mutiny.
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Sources:
Dupuy, Trevor N., Johnson, Curt, & Bongard, David L. (1992). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military Biography. New York: Castle Books (HarperCollins).
Dupuy, R. Ernest & Dupuy, Trevor N. (1993). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military History. New York: HarperCollins.
Eggenberger, David (1985). An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present. New York: Dover Publications, Inc.
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