Battle of White Tunis

Battle of White Tunis
Part of The Seventh Sicilian War
Date310 BC
Location
White Tunis, possibly near modern Tunis, Tunisia
Result Greek victory
Belligerents
Carthage Syracuse
Commanders and leaders
Hanno 
Bomilcar
Agathocles of Syracuse
Archagathus
Strength
40,000 infantry
1,000 cavalry
2,000 chariots
Above 13,500 infantry
Casualties and losses
Diodorus: 1,000
Justin: 3,000
Modern estimate: 3,000
Diodorus: 200
Justin: 2,000
Modern estimate: 500

The Battle of White Tunis was fought between Carthage and the tyrant Agathocles of Syracuse in 310 BC. It was the first large battle of the Agathocles' military expedition to Libya.[A] Even though heavily outnumbered by the Carthaginian army, the soldiers of Agathocles were far more experienced in warfare than the Carthaginian citizen soldiers. Another important factor was the terrain, which prevented the Carthaginians from using their numbers to outflank Agathocles. The Carthaginian suffered a serious defeat, which caused some of the Carthaginian allies to change their allegiance to Agathocles.