Battle of Tenedos

Battle of Tenedos

Infobox Military Conflict


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conflict=Battle of Tenedos
partof=the First Mithridatic War
date= 86 BC
place=near Tenedos island, modern Turkey| result=Roman victory
combatant1=Rome
combatant2=Pontus
commander1=Lucius Licinius Lucullus
commander2=Neoptolemus
strength1=| strength2=
casualties1=
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The Battle of Tenedos was fought in 86 BC between the fleets of Rome and Pontus. The Romans were led by Lucius Licinius Lucullus, and they were victorious.


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