Battle of White Tunis

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Battle of White Tunis
Part of The Seventh Sicilian War
Date 310 BC Location White Tunis, possibly near modern Tunis, Tunisia Result Greek victory
Belligerents
Carthage	Syracuse
Commanders and leaders
Hanno † Bomilcar	Agathocles of Syracuse Archagathus
Strength
40,000 infantry 1,000 cavalry 2,000 chariots	above 13,500 infantry
Casualties and losses
Diodorus: 1,000 Justin: 3,000 Modern estimate: 3,000	Diodorus: 200 Justin: 2,000 Modern estimate: 500

The Battle of White Tunis was fought between Carthage and the tyrant Agathocles of Syracuse in 310 BC. It was the first large battle of the Agathocles' military expedition to Libya.^[A] Even though heavily outnumbered by the Carthaginian army, the soldiers of Agathocles were far more experienced in warfare than the Carthaginian citizen soldiers. Another important factor was the terrain, which prevented the Carthaginians from using their numbers to outflank Agathocles. The Carthaginian suffered a serious defeat, which caused some of the Carthaginian allies to change their allegiance to Agathocles.