Battle of Sufetula (647)

Battle of Sufetula
Part of the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb and 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
Commanders and leaders
Abdallah ibn Sa'd
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
Uqba ibn Nafi		 Gregory the Patrician †
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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