▁to ▁his ▁leg ates ▁Per pen na ▁and ▁Her en nius . ▁Pom pe y ▁defeated ▁his ▁oppon ents ▁in ▁a ▁battle ▁near ▁Valent ia ▁forcing ▁S ert or ius ▁to ▁come ▁and ▁take ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁situation . ▁Met ell us ▁used ▁the ▁change ▁in ▁command ▁to ▁defeat ▁H irt ule ius , ▁left ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁S ert or ian ▁western ▁army , ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ital ica ▁and ▁march ed ▁after ▁S ert or ius . ▁Pom pe y ▁and ▁S ert or ius , ▁not ▁wanting ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁Met ell us , ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁S uc ro , ▁which ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁draw . ▁S ert or ius ▁had ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁his ▁con quest ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁east ▁coast ▁and ▁with d rew ▁in land . ▁Met ell us ▁and ▁Pom pe y ▁followed ▁him ▁to ▁" S ag unt um " ▁( pro bably ▁not ▁S ag unt um ▁on ▁the ▁coast , ▁for ▁he ▁had ▁with ra wn ▁in land , ▁but ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁Seg ont ias ▁in ▁Cel ti ber ia ). ▁ ▁P rel ude ▁After ▁the ▁dis astr ous ▁batt les ▁of ▁Valent ia ▁and ▁Ital ica ▁and ▁the ▁draw ▁and ▁retre at ▁from ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁S uc ro , ▁S ert or ius ▁had ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁mor ale ▁of ▁his ▁troops . ▁In ▁this ▁he ▁succeeded ▁by ▁using ▁the ▁White ▁Fa wn . ▁S ert or ius ▁owned ▁a ▁white ▁fa wn