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Siege of Hippo Regius

Siege of Hippo Regius was a siege conducted in May AD 430 at Hippo Regius, in what is now Algeria; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Vandal conquest of Roman Africa, which ran from AD 429 to AD 442. The recorded result: Tactical Roman victory (siege lifted); Strategic Vandal-Alanian victory. Recorded strength: Around 15,000–20,000 fighting men against Less than 20,000.

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Roman ruins at Hippo Regius (Annaba)
Roman ruins at Hippo Regius (Annaba). Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtMay AD 430ran into the following year
WhereHippo Regius, Algeria36.900N, 7.767E
OutcomeTactical Roman victory (siege lifted); Strategic Vandal-Alanian victory
BelligerentsVandals; AlansagainstWestern Roman Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofVandal conquest of Roman AfricaAD 429 to AD 442

Where it sits in the Vandal conquest of Roman Africa

Battle of Calama, AD 430Siege of Hippo Regius, AD 430Capture of Carthage, AD 439AD 430AD 439Siege of Hippo Regius, AD 430
3 placed engagements of the Vandal conquest of Roman Africa in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateMay AD 430 (month precision)
to August AD 431
PlaceHippo Regius, Algeria
36.900N, 7.767E
KindSiege, ancient
StrengthAround 15,000–20,000 fighting menLess than 20,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Gaiseric
  • Bonifatius
  • Augustine of Hippo
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 46 BC and 1360.

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 430

Siege of Hippo Regius is one of 92 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 155 in present-day Algeria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510087, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Hippo Regius, revision 1379280186, 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.