Battle of Baecula

Battle of Baecula
Part of the Second Punic War
Roman conquest of Carthaginian Spain, 210–206 BC
Date Spring 208 BC Location Baecula (Santo Tomé, Jaén), present-day Spain[1] 38°00′25″N 3°07′08″W / 38.007°N 3.119°W / 38.007; -3.119 Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic	Carthage
Commanders and leaders
Scipio Africanus	Hasdrubal Barca
Strength
40,000 30,000 Romans and Italians 10,000 Iberian	30,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	20,000[2] 8,000 killed (Livy) 12,000 captured (Polybius)

The Battle of Baecula was a major field battle in Iberia during the Second Punic War. Roman Republican and Iberian auxiliary forces under the command of Scipio Africanus routed the Carthaginian army of Hasdrubal Barca.