Battle of Mylae

Battle of Mylae
Part of the First Punic War
J. S. Davis: Battle of Mylae in 260 BC (c. 1900)
Date 260 BC Location Offshore Mylae, northern Sicily 38°13′00″N 15°14′00″E / 38.2167°N 15.2333°E / 38.2167; 15.2333 Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic	Carthage
Commanders and leaders
Gaius Duilius	Hannibal Gisco
Strength
103 ships	130 ships[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	44 ships 10,000 men 13 ships sunk 1 septireme captured 30 quinqueremes and triremes captured 7,000 killed 3,000 captured

The Battle of Mylae took place in 260 BC during the First Punic War and was the first real naval battle between Carthage and the Roman Republic. This battle was key in the Roman victory of Mylae (present-day Milazzo) as well as Sicily itself. It also marked Rome's first naval triumph and also the first use of the corvus in battle.^[2]