Battle of Tricamarum

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The Battle of Tricamarum was a decisive 533 AD clash in which the Byzantine forces under Belisarius defeated the Vandals in North Africa, effectively ending Vandal rule and securing the region for the Eastern Roman Empire.

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Battle of Tricamarum canonical 5
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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
after Battle of Ad Decimum
associatedWith Justinianic reconquest
belligerentSide Byzantine forces under Belisarius
Vandal forces under King Gelimer
category 6th-century battles
Battles involving the Byzantine Empire
Battles involving the Vandals
combatant Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire

Vandal Kingdom
commander Belisarius
Gelimer
conflictOf Vandalic War in North Africa
surface form: Vandalic War
consequence collapse of the Vandal Kingdom
integration of North African provinces into the Byzantine administrative system
date 533
effect end of Vandal rule in North Africa
restoration of imperial control over North Africa to the Eastern Roman Empire
era reign of Justinian I
followedBy formal annexation of the Vandal Kingdom by the Eastern Roman Empire
surrender of Gelimer
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity
historicalRegion Africa Proconsularis
locatedInPresentDay Tunisia
location North Africa
militaryTheater Vandalic War in North Africa
surface form: North African theater of the Vandalic War
notableCommanderForByzantines Belisarius
notableCommanderForVandals Gelimer
opponentOf Belisarius
Gelimer
outcome decisive Byzantine victory
partOf Byzantine–Berber conflicts
surface form: Byzantine reconquest of North Africa

Justinian I’s reconquests
partOfCampaign Byzantine campaign against the Vandals in 533–534
patronRuler Justinian I
place Tricamarum
precededBy Battle of Ad Decimum
surface form: Battle of Ad Decimum near Carthage

Byzantine landing in North Africa in 533
relatedEvent fall of Carthage to Belisarius
result Byzantine victory
significance decisive battle of the Vandalic War
secured North Africa for the Byzantine Empire
theatreOfWar Vandalic War in North Africa
surface form: Vandalic War in Africa
year 533

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Vandalic War in North Africa notableBattle Battle of Tricamarum
Justinianic reconquests significantBattle Battle of Tricamarum
Belisarius battle Battle of Tricamarum
Gelimer battle Battle of Tricamarum
Battle of Ad Decimum followedBy Battle of Tricamarum
Justinianic Wars significantEvent Battle of Tricamarum
this entity surface form: battle of Tricamarum