Battle of New Carthage (209 BC)
| date | 209 BC Chr. |
|---|---|
| place | Carthago Nova , now Cartagena in Spain |
| output | roman victory |
| Parties to the conflict | |
|---|---|
| Commander | |
| Troop strength | |
| 35,000 men | 25,000 men and the Iberian auxiliaries |
| losses | |
|
unknown |
6000 dead and more than 10,000 prisoners |
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The Battle of New Carthage , Battle of Carthago Nova , or Battle of Cartagena was a successful Roman attack on the Carthaginian city of Carthago Nova .
prehistory
Scipio Africanus sailed in 210 BC. With his army to Spain. The destination of his trip was the poorly guarded Carthaginian city of Carthago Nova. He landed a day's march from town on the Spanish east coast. The other Carthaginian armies were in central Spain and none camped closer to the city than ten days' march.
The battle
Scipio knew that the trapped defenders were hopelessly outnumbered. To make sure that no reinforcements would come, he had some of the troops take up positions on the west side. While he led the main attack coming from the north, the Roman fleet bombarded the city from the south side.
The first wave of attacks failed, but Scipio regrouped and struck a second time that afternoon. Now the troops stationed on the west side came to his aid and he was able to storm the city.
consequences
With the occupation of New Carthage by the Romans, the entire east coast of Spain had to submit to the Roman Empire .
swell
- Polybios , Historien 10, 8-19.
literature
- Peter Connolly : Hannibal and the enemies of Rome . Tessloff, Hamburg 1978, ISBN 3-7886-0182-5 .