Atlas of Battles

war, 10 engagements

Battles of the Moorish Wars

The atlas places 10 engagements of the Moorish Wars (AD 533 to AD 548): 8 battles, 1 siege and 1 campaign across 2 present-day countries, most in Tunisia (8), Algeria (2).

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Siege of CarthageAurès campaignBattle of MartaBattle of the Fields of CatoBattle of MammesBattle of the Bagradas RiverBattle of Scalas VeteresBattle of SbeitlaBattle of CilliumBattle of ThaciaBattle of MammesBattle of the Bagradas RiverBattle of Scalas VeteresBattle of SbeitlaBattle of CilliumBattle of ThaciaTunisConstantineAnnabaSfaxBatnaSétifBiskraBéjaïaSkikdaGabès200 km35.232N, 8.240E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 534: 1 engagementsAD 536: 2 engagements2 in AD 536AD 537: 1 engagementsAD 539: 1 engagementsAD 540: 1 engagementsAD 544: 1 engagementsAD 545: 1 engagementsAD 547: 1 engagementsAD 548: 1 engagementsAD 534AD 548
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Mammes, AD 534Battle of the Bagradas River, AD 536Siege of Carthage, AD 536Battle of Scalas Veteres, AD 537Aurès campaign, AD 539Battle of Sbeitla, AD 540Battle of Cillium, AD 544Battle of Thacia, AD 545Battle of Marta, AD 547Battle of the Fields of Cato, AD 548AD 534AD 548
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 1 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
AD 534Battle of MammesAïn Djeloula, TunisiaByzantine victory
AD 536Battle of the Bagradas RiverMedjerda River, AlgeriaByzantine victory
AD 536Siege of CarthageCarthage, TunisiaByzantine victory
AD 537Battle of Scalas VeteresCarthage, Tunisia
AD 539Aurès campaignAurès Mountains, AlgeriaByzantine victory; Berber leaders escape to the Mauro-Roman Kingdom
AD 540Battle of SbeitlaSufetula, TunisiaByzantine victory
AD 544Battle of CilliumKasserine, Tunisia
AD 545Battle of ThaciaThacia, TunisiaBerber victory
AD 547Battle of MartaMareth, TunisiaBerber victory
AD 548Battle of the Fields of CatoTunisia

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Moorish Wars (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.