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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battle of Tunis
		The Battle of Sulci was a naval battle fought in 258 BC between the Roman and Carthagenian navys of the coast near the town of Sulci.
		Battle of Cape Ecnomus Conflict First Punic War Date 256 BC Place Offshore Cape Ecnomus, in Sicily Result Roman victory The battle of Cape Ecnomus (offshore Cape Ecnomus, southern coast of Sicily, 256 BC) was a naval battle between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic, fought during the...
		Battle of Drepana Conflict First Punic War Date 249 BC Place Offshore Drepana, in Sicily Result Carthaginian victory The battle of Drepana or Drepanum (offshore modern Trapani, western coast of Sicily, 249 BC) was the a naval battle between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic, fought during the...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Tunis (760 words)

	Battle of Tunis, 255 BC
		Battle of Tunis, 255 BC Battle of Tunis, 255 BC After the Roman invasion of Africa in 256, Carthage was close to defeat in the First Punic War.
		Finally, Carthage was able to field an army of 12,000 infantry, 4,000 cavalry and 100 elephants, probably equal in size to the Roman army.
		The Romans were formed in their normal formation, with the legionary infantry in the centre and the outnumbered cavalry on the wings.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/battles_tunis.html (447 words)

	First Punic War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Following several naval battles, Rome was aiming for a quick end to the war and decided to invade the Carthaginian colonies of Africa, to force the enemy to accept terms.
		The resulting battle of Cape Ecnomus is a major victory for Rome, who lands in Africa and advances on Carthage.
		The battle of Adys is the first Roman success in African soil and Carthage sues for peace.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_Punic_War (2511 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		The Battle of Tunis between the Roman Republic and Carthage occurred in the spring of 255 BC during the First Punic War.
		The battle ended in a decisive Carthaginian victory.
		The Mercenary General Xanthippus was hired by the city of Carthage following heavy-handed negotiations by Rome.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=battle_of_Tunis (375 words)

	Punic Wars - Crystalinks
		After a few skirmishes, the battle of Agrigentum was fought and won by Rome, and the city fell.Inspired by this victory, Rome attempted (256/255 BC) another large scale land operation, this time with different results.
		The Romans tried to attack him while he was still unready, but he defeated them in a skirmish at the river Ticinus, and then again at the Battle of Trebia, where both the Roman consuls were killed along with a quarter of their forces.
		Hasdrubal was defeated and killed at the Battle of the Metaurus River (207).
	www.crystalinks.com /punicwars.html (3919 words)

	battle of paris ?! - FileFront Gaming Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		I don't understand why a battle for Paris would even be considered, as their was no fighting within the city during the 2nd World War.
		this battle is very symbolic system, it A made it possible France to be included in the war, released its cities (with the assistance of American) and to return as far as Germany, which is nothing.
		It is for that that the battle of Paris remains a significant battle
	www.gamingforums.com /showthread.php?s=a90b09f59a1ba6d707015d20a542eae6&t=84461 (1019 words)

	Track 48 - Reviews - Panther Tracks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		It was not surprising therefore, that in spite of the attraction of heavier armour, the Army Commanders and indeed many of the armoured formations themselves preferred the more lightly armoured American Sherman because of it’s 75mm gun with it’s range of 7,000 odd yards, and an outside mantled which cast no inconvenient shadow.
		After the fall of Tunis, the two brigades were withdrawn, together with their supporting troops to the area around Bona, where they were to sit for almost a year whilst the rest of the 1
		The unit was engaged in Le Khroub in the ‘reduction to produce’ (scrapping) of large numbers of battle casualty armoured vehicles which were beyond economical repair.
	www.track48.com /Reviews/articles/na75/index.html (7640 words)

	Category:Battles of the Punic Wars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		This category contains historical battles fought as part of the Punic Wars (264 BC–146 BC).
		Articles in category "Battles of the Punic Wars"
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Battles_of_the_Punic_Wars (116 words)

	The Suffolk Regiment
		Their first battle was to assault a hill near Colesburg in January 1900 with heavy losses.
		The 4th Territorial Battalion fought at Newe Chapelle in 1915 and was in battle for the rest of the war.
		They fought in the Battle for Tunis and the clearance of Tunisia, and the break through the Adolf Hitler line at Cassino in Italy.
	www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk /sebc/visit/sufreg.cfm (2139 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - Battle of Tunis
		They told us that the battalion had been in battle, the colonel had been killed with two other officers, and we had sustained considerable casualties.
		This state of affairs continuedfor a few days, but unknown to us, the high command were perfecting the final plans, for the Battle of Tunis, when we smashed through the Boche defences.You will have read all about it in the papers.
		The armour came pouring through, smashing onwards towards Tunis, and by the evening of that day we were fighting in the suburbs of hat town.
	www.bbc.co.uk /ww2peopleswar/stories/75/a2686575.shtml (2454 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Vatican
		In a deeply thoughtful composition the artist represented St. Thomas Aquinas as the teacher of Christian philosophy, the agreement between religion and science, the union of ancient pagan and Christian art, the Rosary and the battle of Lepanto, and Divine grace in its various activities as working in Sts.
		Here also Charles V was accommodated, when, a few years after the sack of Rome, he returned victorious from Tunis and was received by the pope as the conqueror of the Turk.
		They depict momentous turning-points in the life of the Church, among others the return of Gregory XI from Avignon to Rome, the battle of Lepanto, the raising of the ban from Henry IV, and the reconciliation of Alexander III with Frederick Barbarossa.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15276b.htm (16595 words)

	earlyempirespeoples
		A land battle in the 1st Punic War in which a Carthaginian army under the command
		Actually it were three battles, fought within a period of two weeks.
		Alexandria fell in 30; Egypt was annexed by Rome.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/sat/wb/ant/romerep/romanrepbattles.html (493 words)

	Spearhead Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Formed in 1941 the 21 Panzer fought in all major battles of the desert war until it wa destroyed in the battle for Tunis, 1943.
		Reconstituted in France, the Unit went on to fight in Normandy until it was almost annihilated in the battle of the Falaise Gap.
		Grossdeutschland was one of the most important units in the German order of battle and was involved in some of the fieriest fighting of the war.
	www.michtoy.com /MTSCnewSite/Books_folder/spearhead/spearheadseries.html (643 words)

	16th Infantry Lessons Learned Tunisia S-4 report
		During the battle of Kasserine Pass, kitchen and ammunition trucks were under the battalion commanders control.
		During this battle kitchen and ammunition trucks were under the control of the battalion commanders.
		At the conclusion of this battle regiment was ordered to police the battlefield area, the field was policed satifactorily.
	www.warchronicle.com /16th_infantry/officialrecords_wwii/lessonstunisia_s4.htm (2176 words)

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