Back معركة هردونيا الأولى Arabic Primera batalla d'Herdonea Catalan Erste Schlacht von Herdonia German Batalla de Herdonia (212 a. C.) Spanish Bataille d'Herdonia (212 av. J.-C.) French Battaglia di Herdonia (212 a.C.) Italian ヘルドニアの戦い (紀元前212年) Japanese हेर्डोनियाची लढाई (इ.स.पू. २१२) Marathi Eerste Slag om Herdonia Dutch Slaget ved Herdonia (212 f.Kr.) NB
| Battle of Herdonia | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Punic War | |||||||
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Dislocazione_legioni_212_aC.png) Battles in 212 BC and the locations of the legions | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Carthage_standard.svg){kind=small} Carthage |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Vexilloid_of_the_Roman_Empire.svg){kind=small} Roman Republic | ||||||
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Hannibal | Gnaeus Fulvius Flaccus | ||||||
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Unknown total 3,000 light infantry 2,000 Numidian cavalry | 18,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Minimal | 16,000 killed | ||||||
The first Battle of Herdonia was fought in 212 BC during the Second Punic War between Hannibal's Carthaginian army and Roman forces led by Praetor Gnaeus Fulvius Flaccus, brother of the consul. The Roman army was destroyed, leaving Apulia free of Romans for the year.