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Battle of Cornus

Battle of Cornus was a battle fought in 215 BC at Cuglieri, in what is now Italy. It was part of Second Punic War, which ran from 218 BC to 201 BC. The recorded result: Roman victory; Sack of Cornus. Recorded strength: 22,000 infantry; 1,200 cavalry against 15,000 infantry; 1,500 cavalry + Sardinians (?) + Elephants (?).

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La rivolta di Ampsicora del 215 a.C.
La rivolta di Ampsicora del 215 a.C.. File:Italy Sardinia relief location map.svg : Sémhur (talk) Derivative work : Cristiano64, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought215 BC
WhereCuglieri, Italy39.310N, 8.970E
OutcomeRoman victory; Sack of Cornus
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstCarthage; Nuragic Sardinians
Casualties and lossesunknownand13,500 casualties; 12,000 killed and 1,500 captured.
Part ofSecond Punic War218 BC to 201 BC

Where it sits in Second Punic War

Battle of Cissa, 218 BCBattle of Lilybaeum, 218 BCCapture of Malta, 218 BCSiege of Mutina, 218 BCHannibal's crossing of the Alps, 218 BCBattle of Rhone Crossing, 218 BCBattle of Ticinus, 218 BCBattle of the Trebia, 218 BCBattle of Ebro River, 217 BCBattle of Geronium, 217 BCBattle of Ager Falernus, 217 BCHannibal's crossing of the Apennines, 217 BCBattle of Plaisance, 217 BCBattle of Lake Trasimene, 217 BCBattle of Nola, 216 BCBattle of Silva Litana, 216 BCSiege of Petelia, 216 BCSiege of Acerra, 216 BCBattle of Cannae, 216 BCBattle of Dertosa, 215 BCBattle of Cornus, 215 BCBattle of Cumae, 215 BCBattle of Nola, 215 BCSiege of Syracuse, 214 BCBattle of Nola, 214 BCBattle of Beneventum, 214 BCBattle of Munda, 214 BCSiege of Arpi, 213 BCBattle of the Silarus, 212 BCBattle of Herdonia, 212 BCBattle of Capua, 212 BCBattle of Beneventum, 212 BCFirst Battle of Tarentum, 212 BCSecond Battle of Beneventum, 212 BCSiege of Capua, 212 BCBattle of Tarentum, 212 BCBattle of the Upper Baetis, 211 BCBattle of Capua, 211 BCHannibal's raid to Rome, 211 BCBattle of Herdonia, 210 BCBattle of Numistro, 210 BCBattle of Sapriportis, 210 BCBattle of Castulo, 210 BCBattle of New Carthage, 209 BCBattle of Canusium, 209 BCBattle of Tarentum, 209 BCSecond Battle of Tarentum, 209 BCSiege of Baria, 209 BCBattle of Baecula, 208 BCBattle of Petelia, 208 BCBattle of the Metaurus, 207 BCBattle of Grumentum, 207 BCBattle of Carmona, 207 BCBattle of Ilipa, 206 BCBattle of Carteia, 206 BCBattle of Carteia, 206 BCBattle of Cartagena, 206 BCBattle of Iliturgi, 206 BCBattle of Crotona, 204 BCSiege of Utica, 204 BCRoman invasion of Africa, 204 BCBattle of the Great Plains, 203 BCBattle of Utica, 203 BCPo Valley Raid, 203 BCBattle of Cirta, 203 BCBattle of Zama, 202 BC218 BC202 BCBattle of Cornus, 215 BC
67 placed engagements of Second Punic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date215 BC (year precision)
PlaceCuglieri, Italy
39.310N, 8.970E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength22,000 infantry; 1,200 cavalry15,000 infantry; 1,500 cavalry + Sardinians (?) + Elephants (?)
Casualties and lossesunknown13,500 casualties; 12,000 killed and 1,500 captured.
Commanders
  • Titus Manlius Torquatus (dictator)
  • Hasdrubal the Bald
  • Hampsicora
Battle of CornusBattle of CornusBattle of StampaceBattle of Lucocisternabombing of Cagliari in World War IISiege of Castel di CastroBattle of QuartuBattle of Stampace100 km39.310N, 8.970E
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Battle of Cornus is one of 193 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2095240, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Decimomannu, revision 1370438469, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.