Battle of Carthage

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There are at least 5 major conflicts known as The Battle of Carthage. They are,

• Battle of Carthage (c.149 BC): The only major engagement of the Third Punic War, which was a protracted siege starting somewhere between 149 BC and 147 BC, and ending in the spring of 146 BC with the complete destruction of the city of Carthage.
• Battle of Carthage (238): The decisive conflict in the revolt of Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus (Gordian II) against the Roman emperor Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus (Maximinus Thrax).
• Battle of Carthage (533): also known as the Battle of Ad Decimum, fought between the armies of the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, and the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire), under the command of general Belisarius.
• Battle of Carthage (698): part of the Islamic conquests, fought between the Byzantine Exarchate of Africa, and the armies of the Umayyad Caliphate.
• Battle of Carthage (1861): a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on July 5, 1861 in Jasper County, Missouri. It was the first victory for the Confederate Army in Missouri.