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commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Hamilcar Barca

Battles of Hamilcar Barca

Carthaginian general (c. 275 – 228 BC), 275 BC to 228 BC

Hamilcar Barca is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 250 BC and 228 BC: 5 battles, 2 sieges and 1 campaign across 3 present-day countries, most in Tunisia (5), Italy (2), Spain (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,186 km apart end to end, 312 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mercenary War (5), First Punic War (2).

The Fighting at Mount EryxHamilcar's victory with NaravasBattle of Leptis ParvaSiege of LilybaeumBattle of the Bagradas RiverBattle of the SawSiege of TunisBattle of HelikeSiege of LilybaeumBattle of the Bagradas RiverBattle of the SawSiege of TunisBattle of HelikeAlgiersTripoliPalermoValenciaOranConstantineOujdaSousseZuwara500 km36.191N, 5.658E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

250 BC: 1 engagements244 BC: 1 engagements240 BC: 2 engagements238 BC: 3 engagements3 in 238 BC228 BC: 1 engagements250 BC228 BC
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Lilybaeum, 250 BCThe Fighting at Mount Eryx, 244 BCBattle of the Bagradas River, 240 BCHamilcar's victory with Naravas, 240 BCBattle of the Saw, 238 BCBattle of Leptis Parva, 238 BCSiege of Tunis, 238 BCBattle of Helike, 228 BC250 BC228 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
250 BCSiege of LilybaeumLilibaeum, ItalyRoman victory
244 BCThe Fighting at Mount EryxMonte Erice, Italy30 km NECarthaginian withdrawal following the Battle of the Aegates...
240 BCBattle of the Bagradas RiverMedjerda River, Tunisia240 km SWCarthaginian victory
240 BCHamilcar's victory with NaravasTunisia346 km SCarthaginian victory
238 BCBattle of the SawDjebel Ressas, Tunisia291 km NCarthaginian victory
238 BCBattle of Leptis ParvaLeptis Parva, Tunisia115 km SECarthaginian victory
October 238 BCSiege of TunisTunis, Tunisia142 km NWRebel victory
228 BCBattle of HelikeElche de la Sierra, Spain1,023 km WIberian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Max Karl Baldamus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.