Battle Of Marta | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Berbers • Banu Ifran • Laguatan | Byzantine Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Carcasan |
John Troglita Cutzinas Putzintulus Geisirith Sinduit | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Heavy |
The Battle of Marta is a military confrontation between a coalition of rebellious Berber tribes led by Carcasan and the forces of John Troglita and his Berber ally Cusina, at Marta (current-day Mareth, Tunisia), in the summer of 547. It follows a significant Byzantine victory through which John Troglita managed to suppress the Berber rebellion led by Antalas. However, in this instance, the Berber rebels prevail, delaying the ultimate victory of the Byzantines by a few months.