Battle of Sucro | |||||||
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Part of the Sertorian War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sertorian rebels | Roman Senate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sertorius |
Pompey Lucius Afranius | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown but similar to Pompey's | 6 understrength legions and an unknown number of auxiliaries and allied troops | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
10,000[1] | 10,000[1] | ||||||
The Battle of Sucro[2] was fought in 75 BC between a rebel army under the command of the Roman rebel Quintus Sertorius and a Roman army under the command of the Roman general Pompey. The battle was fought on the banks of the river Sucro near a town bearing the same name (present day Albalat de la Ribera). It ended indecisively: with Sertorius winning a tactical victory but having to withdraw because Pompey's colleague Metellus and his army were approaching.