Battle of Sufetula (647)

For the 6th-century battle at the same location, see Battle of Sufetula (546 or 547).
Battle of Sufetula
Part of the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb
(Arab–Byzantine wars)
Date647
Location
Sufetula, North Africa
35°13′47″N 9°7′46″E / 35.22972°N 9.12944°E / 35.22972; 9.12944
Result Rashidun victory
Belligerents
Rashidun Caliphate Byzantine Empire
Zenata and Maghrawa
Commanders and leaders
Abdallah ibn Sa'd
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
Uqba ibn Nafi		 Gregory the Patrician †
Wazmar ibn Saqlab (POW)
Strength
20,000 men (Arab claim) 120,000 men (Arab claim)
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy
Battle of Sufetula
Location within Tunisia

The Battle of Sufetula (Arabic: معركة سبيطلة, romanized: Ma'rakat Sbeitla) took place in 647 between the Arab Muslim forces of the Rashidun Caliphate and the Byzantine Exarchate of Africa.

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