The First Battle of Cirta, 106 BC ⚔️ | Jugurthine War (part 2)

After multiple years of prolonged campaigns, guerilla warfare and internal conflict and intrigues, Metellus had to step down as Gaius Marius was elected Roman consul and commander against Numidian King Jugurtha. Despite continuing with the same military tactics as his predecessor, both Marius and Jugurtha understood the war was coming to an end. It had been going on for too long.
In 106 BC, towards the end of the Roman campaign, Jugurtha decided to launch a large ambush. Supported by his ally, Mauretanian King Bocchus I, an army that dwarfed the Romans surprised the Romans close by the former Numidian capital, Cirta.
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“It’s over Jugurtha, I have the high ground!”

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Honestly a big brain move, gave the Romans a defensive advantage so they could rest through the night with more peace of mind than the enemy. And we know how a good night's sleep affects performance.

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Sulla was at this battle. Nice. Good to know more about Sulla and Marius.

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How did the Romans push through the lines to the mountains when it was a stalemate the whole time before? Did Marius bring more troops to those areas or where the orders of their commanders all the motivation they needed?

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Yeah I was also wondering about that. It seemed a bit... odd to say the least. then again I know that Roman sources, much like the Greeks and Persians and Egyptians tended to... 'adjust' certain facts and circumstances to make it more appealing or to save face etc. So idk this Battle seemed a bit odd, especially since technically I'd have assumed that devided Roman forces on the hills could have been easily encircled and 'starved out' as it would seem that they abandoned their Camp. What would make sense is if the Romans made it SEEM like they were retreating/falling back under the cover of dark (hence why they were meant to remain quiet) and then comitted to a counter attack in the following morning, which could have caught the Numidians and their allies by suprise. As they were probably exhausted and might have celebrated their 'victory' the night prior prematurely (which would make doubly sense if they had captured the Roman camp and hence had 'rich loot' to occupy themselves with).

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