Battle of Mantinea (418 BC)

Battle of Mantinea
	Part of the Peloponnesian War
Date	418 BC
Location	Mantinea37°36′N 22°24′E / 37.6°N 22.4°E
Result	Spartan victory
Belligerents
Sparta; Tegea; Heraea; Maenalia; Other Arcadian allies of Sparta	Argos; Athens; Mantinea; Other Arcadian allies of Argos
Commanders and leaders
Agis II; Pharax; Hipponoïdas; Aristocles	Laches †; Nicostratus †
Strength
total: about 9,000 3,600 Spartans; 2,000 Brasidian veterans and Neodamodes; 600 Sciritae; 3,000 Arcadians (including 1,500 Tegeans);	total: about 8,000 4,000–5,000 Argives; 1,300 Athenians; 2,000–3000 Mantineans, Cleonaeans, Orneans, Aeginetans and other allied forces;
Casualties and losses
About 300 Spartans with insignificant other allied casualties	About 1,100 (700 Argives, 200 Mantineans, 200 Athenians and Aeginetans)
	class=notpageimage\| Location of the Battle of Mantinea (418 BC).

The first Battle of Mantinea was fought in 418 BC during the Peloponnesian War. In this battle, Sparta and its Peloponnesian allies defeated an allied army of Argos, Athens, Mantinea and several others.