Battle of Bourgaon

Battle of Bourgaon
	Part of Byzantine–Moorish wars
	; Byzantine–Moorish campaigns
Date	535, during the summer
Location	Mount Bourgaon, modern central Tunisia
Result	Byzantine victory
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire	Berber rebels
Commanders and leaders
Solomon; Theodorus;	Cutzinas; Esdilasas (POW); Mesdinissas; Iourphoutes;
Strength
Unknown	50,000
Casualties and losses
None; (Procopius's claim, likely false)	50,000; (Procopius's claim, likely exaggerated)

The Battle of Bourgaon, or Mount Bourgaon took place in the summer of 535 at Mount Bourgaon in central Tunisia between Byzantine troops and a numerically superior Berber rebels.

The Berber rebels camped on the foothills of the Bourgaon mountain, giving them a defensive advantage over the Byzantines. During the night, Byzantine troops scaled the opposite side of the slope without being noticed and launched an attack from both sides at dawn, catching the Berbers off guard. The Byzantines routed the rebels, reportedly killing or wounding nearly all their fighters and forcing the remaining leaders to flee into the Berber Kingdom of Arris. It marked the end of the first stage of the Berber revolt.