Li Guangli vs Mago Barca

Li Guangli led a Han army of 60,000 men to conquer the city-state of Dayuan (Ferghana) to obtain prized 'heavenly horses'. After a two-year siege, Dayuan submitted and provided horses, but the campaign cost tens of thousands of lives.

Li Guangli led a Han army against the Xiongnu but was defeated and captured. His surrender to the Xiongnu was seen as a disgrace, and he later served as a military advisor to the Xiongnu chanyu.

After a failed plot to assassinate the Xiongnu chanyu, Li Guangli was executed by the Xiongnu. His death ended a controversial career marked by both military ambition and ultimate failure.

Mago Barca served under Hannibal during the invasion of Italy, commanding troops at the battles of Trebia and Cannae. He later returned to Spain to support his brother Hasdrubal against Roman forces.

Mago Barca was decisively defeated by Scipio Africanus at the Battle of Ilipa in Spain. This defeat ended Carthaginian control of Spain and forced Mago to flee to the Balearic Islands.

Mago Barca landed in Liguria, northern Italy, with a Carthaginian army to stir up rebellion against Rome. He captured Genoa and fought several skirmishes, but failed to link up with Hannibal in southern Italy.

Mago Barca was wounded in a battle in Liguria and died while retreating to Carthage. His death removed one of the last Carthaginian commanders in Italy, contributing to the end of the Second Punic War.