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Battle of Cartagena | |||||||
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Part of the Germanic Wars | |||||||
![]() Although the battle took place on the coast of the province Carthaginensis (green), it was not in the provincial capital Cartagena itself, but 40 nautical miles away in Portus Ilicitanus (Santa Pola) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Vandals | Western Roman Empire | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
unknown | 300[2][4][5][8] ships | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The Battle of Cartagena occurred on May 13, 460[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] (or 461[8]) and was part of the wars of Majorian. Although many sources call it battle of Cartagena, the battle did not take place at Cartagena but on the coast of Roman Carthaginensis province at Portus Ilicitanus (today Santa Pola)[1][3][8] in the bay of Alicante.[5] Since Portus Ilicitanus was the port of Elche (Ilici), the battle is sometimes referred as battle of Elche.[1][6]
460: Eo anno captae sunt naves a Vandalis ad Elecem juxta Carthaginem Spartariam.
— Marius Aventicensis, Chronica de obispo de Aventicum
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