Battle of Lauro

Battle of Lauro
Part of Caesar's Civil War

The battle probably took place in the mountainous hinterland of Hispania Ulterior. Pictured is the area around Algámitas, not far from Lora de Estepa.
DateEarly April 45 BC[1]
Location
Lauro[2] (possibly modern-day Lora de Estepa)[a]
Result Caesarian victory
Belligerents
Caesarians Pompeians
Commanders and leaders
Lucius Caesennius Lento[5] Gnaeus Pompeius the Younger †
Units involved
Unknown Survivors of Munda,[6] including many Lusitanians[1]
Strength
Many infantry and cavalry[7] Much fewer than the Caesarians
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy[8]

The Battle of Lauro (45 BC) was the last stand of Gnaeus Pompeius the Younger, son of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, against the followers of Julius Caesar during the civil war of 49–45 BC. After being defeated during the Battle of Munda, the younger Pompeius unsuccessfully attempted to flee Hispania Ulterior by sea, but was eventually forced to land. Pursued by Caesarian forces under Lucius Caesennius Lento, the Pompeians were cornered at a wooded hill near the town of Lauro, where most of them, including Pompeius the Younger, were killed in battle.

  1. ^ a b Bell. Hisp. 40
  2. ^ Flor. 2.13.86
  3. ^ Lowe (2002), p. 87.
  4. ^ Konrad (1994), p. 156.
  5. ^ Dio Cass. 42.40.2
  6. ^ Bell. Hisp. 37
  7. ^ Bell. Hisp. 38
  8. ^ Bell. Hisp. 39


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