Belisarius Defeats the Vandals: Byzantine Africa Reconquered
Byzantine general Belisarius shattered the Vandal army at Tricamarum with a series of devastating cavalry charges, sending King Gelimer fleeing into the Numidian mountains. The victory completed Justinian's reconquest of North Africa in just five months, restoring the province to Roman control after a century of Germanic rule.
December 15, 533
1493 years ago
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