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Battle of Tauroento

Battle of Tauroento was a naval engagement fought in 49 BC at Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, in what is now France. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer. It was part of the Caesar's Civil War, which ran from 49 BC to 45 BC. The recorded result: Caesarian victory. Recorded strength: Total: 18 ships against Total: 34 ships; 17 Pompeian ships; 17 Massiliot ships.

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Fought49 BC
WhereSaint-Cyr-sur-Mer, France43.184N, 5.709E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCaesarian victory
BelligerentsCaesariansagainstPompeians; City of Massilia
Casualties and lossesUnknownandTotal: 9 ships lost; 5 Massiliot ships sunk; 4 Massiliot ships captured
Part ofCaesar's Civil WarSiege of Massilia

Where it sits in the Caesar's Civil War

Battle of Utica, 49 BCBattle of Marseille, 49 BCBattle of Krk, 49 BCSiege of Corfinium, 49 BCSiege of Massilia, 49 BCBattle of Ilerda, 49 BCBattle of Tauroento, 49 BCBattle of the Bagradas River, 49 BCBattle of Tauris, 48 BCSiege of Gomphi, 48 BCSiege of Oricum, 48 BCSiege of Salona, 48 BCBattle of Pharsalus, 48 BCBattle of Dyrrhachium, 48 BCBattle of Tauris, 47 BCBattle of Zela, 47 BCBattle of Hippo Regius, 46 BCBattle of Carteia, 46 BCBattle of Ascurum, 46 BCBattle of Ruspina, 46 BCBattle of Thapsus, 46 BCSiege of Apamea, 45 BCBattle of Munda, 45 BCSiege of Corduba, 45 BCBattle of Lauro, 45 BCSiege of Brundisium, AD 4949 BCAD 49Battle of Tauroento, 49 BC
26 placed engagements of the Caesar's Civil War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date49 BC (year precision)
PlaceSaint-Cyr-sur-Mer, France
43.184N, 5.709E
KindNaval engagement, ancient
StrengthTotal: 18 shipsTotal: 34 ships; 17 Pompeian ships; 17 Massiliot ships
Casualties and lossesUnknownTotal: 9 ships lost; 5 Massiliot ships sunk; 4 Massiliot ships captured
Commanders
  • Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus
  • Quintus Nasidius
  • Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 54 BC)
Battle of TauroentoBattle of TauroentoBattle of La CiotatScuttling of the French fleet in ToulonSiege of ToulonSiege of ToulonBattle of ToulonBattle of La CiotatScuttling of the French fleet in ToulonMarseilleNiceMontpellierNîmesAix-en-Provence100 km43.184N, 5.709E
Placed at Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Tauroento is one of 166 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 1,495 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2890131, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tauroento, revision 1371849769, 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.