Battle of Philippi
June 3, 1861 · Philippi, West Virginia
Result Union victory
The final battle of the Liberators' civil war, fought in 42 BC at Philippi, Macedonia, between the Second Triumvirate of Mark Antony and Octavian and the leaders of Caesar's assassination, Brutus and Cassius. Fought ostensibly to avenge Caesar's 44 BC assassination, it consisted of two engagements involving up to 200,000 men, among the largest Roman civil wars.
