Battle of Beneventum (275 BC)
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The Battle of Beneventum (275 BC) was the last battle of the Pyrrhic War. It was fought near Beneventum, in southern Italy, between the forces of Pyrrhus, king of Epirus in Greece, and the Romans, led by consul Manius Curius Dentatus. The result was a Roman victory (possibly strategic) and Pyrrhus was forced to return to Tarentum, and later to Epirus.[1]
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For The first battle of the Second Punic War with the same name, see Battle of Beneventum (214 BC). For the second battle of the Second Punic War with the same name, see Battle of Beneventum (212 BC).
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Part of the Pyrrhic War | |||||||
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Roman Republic | Epirus | ||||||
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Manius Curius Dentatus | Pyrrhus | ||||||
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17,000 infantry 1,200 cavalry |
20,000 infantry 3,000 cavalry 20 elephants | ||||||
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9,000 killed |
11,000 killed 2 elephants killed 8 elephants captured | ||||||
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