Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Battle of Adys

Battle of Adys

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/December 19, 2022 by Wehwalt (talk) 17:46, 8 November 2022 (UTC)



The Battle of Adys was fought in late 255 BC during the First Punic War between a Carthaginian army jointly commanded by Bostar, Hamilcar and Hasdrubal and a Roman army led by Marcus Atilius Regulus. The Romans had successfully invaded Carthage's homeland in North Africa and left Regulus with 15,500 men to hold their lodgement over the winter. Regulus advanced on and besieged the city of Adys. The Carthaginian army established itself on a rocky hill nearby. Regulus had his forces execute night marches to launch dawn assaults on the Carthaginians' fortified hilltop camp. One part of this force was repulsed and pursued down the hill. After the other part charged the pursuing Carthaginians in the rear and routed them, the remaining Carthaginians panicked and fled. Despairing, the Carthaginians sued for peace, but the terms Regulus offered were so harsh that they resolved to fight on. A few months later at the Battle of Tunis Regulus was decisively beaten. (Map of the campaign pictured.)
 * Most recent similar article(s): Second Punic War ran on 15 October, but that started 37 years after this battle and was a war, not a battle.
 * Main editors: Gog the Mild
 * Promoted: 10 July 2020
 * Reasons for nomination:
 * Support as nominator. Gog the Mild (talk) 17:11, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Support: A very interesting article. I do not see anything date-specific so any date should be fine for this one. Aoba47 (talk) 04:13, 8 November 2022 (UTC)