Battle of Valentia (75 BC)

Battle of Valentia
Part of the Sertorian War
Date75 BC
Location
Valentia in Spain
39°28′00″N 0°22′30″W / 39.46667°N 0.37500°W / 39.46667; -0.37500
Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic Sertorian Rebels
Commanders and leaders
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (better known as Pompey)
Strength
6 understrength legions and an unknown number of auxiliaries and allied troops Unknown but probably similar to Pompey's army
Casualties and losses
Unknown but a lot lighter than their opponents 10,000
Location within Spain

The Battle of Valentia was fought in 75 BC between a rebel army under the command of Marcus Perpenna Vento and a general called Gaius Herennius, both legates of the Roman rebel Quintus Sertorius, and a Roman Republican army under the command of the Roman general Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (better known as Pompey the Great). The battle was fought at Valentia in Spain and ended in a stunning victory for the Pompeian army.

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