Battle of Tyndaris

Battle of Tyndaris
Part of the First Punic War
Lagoon and coast of Tindari.
Date 257 BC Location Tindaris (modern Tindari), Sicily 38°8′44″N 15°2′23″E / 38.14556°N 15.03972°E / 38.14556; 15.03972 Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Rome	Carthage
Commanders and leaders
Gaius Atilius Regulus	Hamilcar
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
9 ships sunk	18 ships 8 ships sunk 10 ships captured

The Battle of Tyndaris was a naval battle of the

Gaius Atilius Regulus' fleet was anchored off Tyndaris when he observed the Carthaginian fleet sailing past, but not in a tactical formation. He gave orders for the main body of his ships to follow the leading ships. He then took an advance guard of ten ships and sailed towards the Carthaginians. The Carthaginians noticed that the advance guard had outdistanced the main body of the Roman fleet and that other Romans were still boarding their ships. Taking the initiative, the Carthaginians turned and engaged the Roman squadron and sank nine of the ships.[2] Meanwhile, the rest of the Roman fleet arrived and formed a line. The Romans then engaged the Carthaginians, sinking eight and capturing ten of their ships. The remainder of the Carthaginian ships retreated to the Aeolian Islands.^[3]

This naval engagement was followed by the Battle of Cape Ecnomus.

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