Vandal conquest of Roman Africa

Vandalic conquest of Roman Africa
	Part of the Fall of the Roman Empire; and Roman–Germanic Wars
	; Vandalic Migration and conquest of North Africa
Date	429–435, 439–442
Location	Africa Proconsularis and Mauretania, Western Roman Empire
Result	First Phase:; Military stalemate; Vandals seize Mauretania; Second Phase:; Vandalic victory Vandals finalize their conquest;
Belligerents
Vandals; Alans; Rebelling Berbers	Western Roman Empire; Eastern Roman Empire; Foederati Berbers
Commanders and leaders
Geiseric; Huneric; Gento	Bonifatius; Aspar; Marcian (POW)
Strength
80,000 total people; (Procopius' estimate); 20,000 warriors; (modern estimates)	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown, but high

The Vandal conquest of Roman Africa, also known as the Vandal conquest of North Africa, was the conquest of Mauretania Tingitana, Mauretania Caesariensis, and Africa Proconsolaris by the migrating Vandals and Alans. The conflict lasted 13 years with a period of four years of peace, and led to the establishment of the Vandal Kingdom in 435.^[1]

^ Ward-Perkins, Bryan; Whitby, Michael (2000). The Cambridge Ancient History. Vol. 14. Late antiquity: empire and successors, A.D. 425 - 600. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-32591-2.^{[clarification needed]}