Kingdom of the Vandals in Betica
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After a military intervention by the Romans, the Vandals left their territories and established a Kingdom in the Spanish region of Betica, the fifth known Vandal kingdom.
Establishment
January 421: A new Vandal-Alana coalition attempted to expand into Galicia to the detriment of the Swabians, forcing the Romans to intervene in 420: the Vandals were forced to abandon Galicia, migrating to Baetica.
Chronology
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Was a Roman military campaign against the Vandals and the Alans that had occupied Galicia.
January 423: In 422, the Roman-Visigothic coalition, led by General Castino, attempted to annihilate the Vandals-Alani in a pitched battle, but the defection of the comes Africae Bonifacio due to a quarrel with Castino and an alleged betrayal by the Visigoths resulted in a catastrophic defeat . When the expedition failed, Castino was forced to retire to Terragona and, subsequently, to return to Italy.
February 423: In 422, the Roman-Visigothic coalition, led by General Castino, attempted to annihilate the Vandals-Alani in a pitched battle, but the defection of the comes Africae Bonifacio due to a quarrel with Castino and an alleged betrayal by the Visigoths resulted in a catastrophic defeat . When the expedition failed, Castino was forced to retire to Terragona and, subsequently, to return to Italy.
The Vandals occupied the southern Iberian peninsula.
January 426: The struggles for obtaining the rank of general of the Empire between Aetius, Boniface and Felix (which lasted until 433) partially distracted the central government from the fight against the Barbarians, facilitating their successes. The Vandals thus had the green light to raid and occupy southern Spain, with the capture of Seville and Cartagena and the devastation of the Balearic Islands (425).
The Vandals invaded North Africa.
January 430: In the meantime the rivalry between Felice (magister militum praesentialis in Italy) and Bonifacio (comes d'Africa) began to produce deleterious effects for the Empire. When in 428 an army landed in Africa, Boniface, in difficulty, would have asked for help from the Vandals of Genseric, who crossed the Strait of Gibraltar to move to his aid. Some modern scholars, however, have believed that the Vandals would have invaded Africa on their own initiative, having the need to settle in a more protected place from the attacks of the Visigoths allies of the Romans.
Disestablishment
January 430: In the meantime the rivalry between Felice (magister militum praesentialis in Italy) and Bonifacio (comes d'Africa) began to produce deleterious effects for the Empire. When in 428 an army landed in Africa, Boniface, in difficulty, would have asked for help from the Vandals of Genseric, who crossed the Strait of Gibraltar to move to his aid. Some modern scholars, however, have believed that the Vandals would have invaded Africa on their own initiative, having the need to settle in a more protected place from the attacks of the Visigoths allies of the Romans.
