Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 7 engagements

Carthage: contested ground

The ground around Carthage was fought over 7 times between 149 BC and 1612: 3 battles, 1 siege and 3 naval actions, in 5 different wars. All 7 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of Lake TunisBattle of CarthageBattle of TricamarumBattle of CarthageAction of 29 June 1609Action of May 1612Siege of CarthageSiege of CarthageTunisAnnabaSousseQairouanBizerteSouk AhrasNabeulMarsala200 km36.838N, 10.310E
7 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Carthage, 149 BCBattle of Lake Tunis, 149 BCBattle of Carthage, AD 533Battle of Tricamarum, AD 533Battle of Carthage, AD 698Action of 29 June 1609, 1609Action of May 1612, 1612149 BC1612
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
149 BCSiege of CarthageCarthageThird Punic War
27 July 149 BCBattle of Lake TunisLake of TunisThird Punic War
13 September AD 533Battle of CarthageCarthageVandalic War
15 December AD 533Battle of TricamarumCarthageVandalic War
AD 698Battle of CarthageCarthageMuslim conquest of the Maghreb
29 June 1609Action of 29 June 1609La GouletteSpanish–Ottoman Wars
May 1612Action of May 1612Spanish–Barbary conflicts

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.