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Battle of Oroscopa

 * 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/April 29, 2022 by Jimfbleak - talk to me?  16:06, 7 March 2022 (UTC)



The Battle of Oroscopa was fought in late 151 BC between a Carthaginian army commanded by the general Hasdrubal and a Numidian force under its king, Masinissa in what is now north western Tunisia. A peace treaty with Rome prohibited Carthage from waging war. Masinissa, an ally of Rome, exploited this to repeatedly raid Carthaginian territory. In 151 BC Carthage assembled an army under Hasdrubal and attempted to deter Masinissa's aggression against the town of Oroscopa. Masinissa lured the Carthaginians into an area of rough terrain and surrounded them. The Carthaginians expected their opponents to disperse, but Masinissa had forged a well-disciplined army and it was able to starve the Carthaginians into surrender. The Carthaginians were then treacherously attacked and many, perhaps most, were killed. Hasdrubal survived and returned to Carthage, where he was condemned to death in an attempt to placate Rome. But Rome launched a punitive expedition, starting the Third Punic War which ended in the complete destruction of Carthage in 146 BC.
 * Most recent similar article(s): The most recent battle I can find is Battle of Panormus from 26 December 2021.
 * Main editors: Gog the Mild
 * Promoted: 16 October 2021
 * Reasons for nomination: We don't seem to have had a battle as a TFA this year.
 * Support as nominator. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:01, 13 February 2022 (UTC)