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Battle of Vescera

Coordinates: 34°50′N 5°44′E / 34.833°N 5.733°E / 34.833; 5.733
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Battle of Vescera
Part of the Muslim conquest of North Africa
and the Arab–Byzantine Wars
Date682 CE
Location
Result Berber and Byzantine victory
Belligerents
Umayyad Caliphate Kingdom of Altava
Byzantine Empire
Commanders and leaders
Uqba ibn Nafi 
Abu al-Muhajir Dinar 
Caecilius

The Battle of Vescera (modern Biskra in Algeria) was fought in 682 or 683 between the Romano-Berbers of King Kusaila and their Byzantine allies from the Exarchate of Carthage against an Umayyad Arab army under Uqba ibn Nafi (the founder of Kairouan).[1] Uqba ibn Nafi had led his men in an expedition across north Africa, eventually reaching the Atlantic Ocean and marching as far south as the Draa and Sous rivers. On his return, he was ambushed by the Berber-Byzantine coalition at Tehouda (Thabudeos) south Vescera, defeated, and killed.

Citation

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  1. ^ McKenna, Amy (2011). The History of Northern Africa. Britannica Educational Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 978-1615303182.

34°50′N 5°44′E / 34.833°N 5.733°E / 34.833; 5.733