| Battle of Sufetula | |||||||
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| Part of the Moorish wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Byzantine Empire Pro-Roman Berbers | Kingdom of Cabaon | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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John Troglita Putzintulus Geiserith Cutzinas |
Antalas  Ierna  Carcasan Bruten | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Sufetula took place in either late 546 or early 547, at Sufetula in Byzacena, a province of Byzantine Empire, in what is now Tunisia during the Moorish uprisings against the Byzantines. It was fought by Byzantine forces led by John Troglita, against Moorish rebels led by Antalas.[1] The battle resulted in a crushing Byzantine victory: the Berbers suffered heavy losses, and the battle-standards lost at the battle of Cillium in 544 were recovered by the Byzantines.[2][3]
- ^ Timothy J. Stapleton: A Military History of Africa. Praeger, 2013. ISBN 0313395691. p. 17.
- ^ Martindale 1992, pp. 87, 647.
- ^ Bury 1958, p. 147.