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The Battle of Vesuvius was fought in 339 B.C. during the Latin War between the Roman Republic. The Romans were suffereing a horrible defeat after the left wing of their army was shattered. Publius Decius Mus, commander of the left wing, deliberately sacrified himself in a suicide charge to permit the withdrawal of the remainder of the army. The result was a drawn battle for Rome instead of a disaster.
Sources
Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979