Battle of Insubria

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The Battle of Insubria was a lesser-known engagement of the Second Punic War in northern Italy, where Carthaginian forces under Mago Barca clashed with Roman armies while attempting to incite Gallic support against Rome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
belligerentSide Carthaginian forces
Roman armies
campaignOf Mago Barca’s Italian campaign
characterization lesser-known engagement of the Second Punic War
combatant Carthage
Roman Republic
commander Mago Barca
conflict Second Punic War
front Italian front of the Second Punic War
goalOfCarthaginians incite Gallic support against Rome
historicalPeriod 3rd century BC
involvedForce Carthaginian army
surface form: Carthaginian army under Mago Barca

Roman legions in northern Italy
location Insubria
Northern Italy
surface form: northern Italy
opponentOf Carthage
Roman Republic
opposedBy Roman commanders in northern Italy
partOf Second Punic War
relatedEthnicGroup Gauls
Insubres
resultedIn continued Roman resistance in northern Italy
strategicObjective weaken Roman control in Cisalpine Gaul
theaterOfWar Italian Peninsula

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Mago Barca battle Battle of Insubria