Tripolitania expedition (523)
| Tripolitania expedition | |||||||
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| Part of various Berber-Vandal conflicts | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Vandal Kingdom | Laguatan Berbers | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Thrasamund † | Cabaon | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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High Many soldiers captured | Unknown | ||||||
The Tripolitania expedition or the Oea expedition was a battle in 523 between various nomadic Berber ("Moor") confederations of Tripolitania, mainly the Laguatan led by Cabaon which previously seized lots of territory from, and raided several settlements of the Vandal Kingdom, and king Thrasamund of the Vandals who was attempting to restore Vandalic control over the territories lost to the advancing Berber tribes. The battle ended in a Laguatan victory and complete collapse of Vandalic control over much of Tripolitania.