The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... Numidians , and who now , as soon as they came in sight of the Carthaginian camp , wheeled about to carry back tidings to their general . Scipio now no longer delayed to put his army in motion to oppose Hannibal , but he was already too ...
... Numidians , and who now , as soon as they came in sight of the Carthaginian camp , wheeled about to carry back tidings to their general . Scipio now no longer delayed to put his army in motion to oppose Hannibal , but he was already too ...
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... Numidians , supported by the Gaulish heavy cavalry , completely defeated the Roman horse , and in which Scipio himself was dangerously wounded . Here was first established the superiority of the cavalry of Hannibal over that of the ...
... Numidians , supported by the Gaulish heavy cavalry , completely defeated the Roman horse , and in which Scipio himself was dangerously wounded . Here was first established the superiority of the cavalry of Hannibal over that of the ...
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... Numidians across the river to skirmish with the Roman horse , and , if possible , to entice the Romans by retreating to cross the river in pursuit . He had previously posted his brother Mago with 2000 picked men in an ambush , in the ...
... Numidians across the river to skirmish with the Roman horse , and , if possible , to entice the Romans by retreating to cross the river in pursuit . He had previously posted his brother Mago with 2000 picked men in an ambush , in the ...
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... Numidians across the river . It was mid - winter , bitterly cold , and the stream ran breast high . It is said the Romans had not broken their fast , and thus wet , ex- hausted , and half - frozen , Sempronius after crossing formed his ...
... Numidians across the river . It was mid - winter , bitterly cold , and the stream ran breast high . It is said the Romans had not broken their fast , and thus wet , ex- hausted , and half - frozen , Sempronius after crossing formed his ...
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... Numidians , who were the best scouts in the world . Whatever the explanation may be of his permitting Sempronius to pass him and to join Scipio , if it proceeded from any fault of his , which is very improbable , he speedily redeemed it ...
... Numidians , who were the best scouts in the world . Whatever the explanation may be of his permitting Sempronius to pass him and to join Scipio , if it proceeded from any fault of his , which is very improbable , he speedily redeemed it ...
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African allies appears Apulia arms arrived attack attempt Author bank battle body camp campaign Cannæ Capua carried Carthage Carthaginian cavalry cloth command complete consuls crossed Crown 8vo defeat defended DICTIONARY direct distance Edition effect enabled encamped enemy engaged English entered Fabius favour field flank followed force formed front Fulvius garrison Gauls Gracchus hand Hannibal Hannibal's Hasdrubal heavy hill History hope horse Illustrations important infantry Italy JOHN late legions light Maps Marcellus miles military move Natural Nero Numidians Observation occupied officers operations oppose pass passage plain Plates position possession Post Practical prætor present probably rear received reinforce remained remarkable returned revised river Roman army Rome Scipio senate sent Sicily siege soldiers Spain Square strong success supplies Tarentum third took town troops turned victorious vols whole winter Wood Woodcuts
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