The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... force , and were placed in battery on the field . Besides these a more powerful engine , called a catapult , was attached to each Cohort ; it was employed rather in defending the ap- proaches to the camp , than on the field of battle ...
... force , and were placed in battery on the field . Besides these a more powerful engine , called a catapult , was attached to each Cohort ; it was employed rather in defending the ap- proaches to the camp , than on the field of battle ...
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... force , and inspire them with the spirit of patient discipline and loyalty to their chief ; so that they were true to him in his adverse as well as in his prosperous fortunes , and throughout the chequered series of his campaigns no ...
... force , and inspire them with the spirit of patient discipline and loyalty to their chief ; so that they were true to him in his adverse as well as in his prosperous fortunes , and throughout the chequered series of his campaigns no ...
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... be only emulated by his officers , the English army will have no reason to dread a comparison with any force either of ancient or modern days . CHAPTER I. MARCH INTO ITALY AND FIRST CAMPAIGN . HANNIBAL C 4 INTROD . 23 ROME AND CARTHAGE .
... be only emulated by his officers , the English army will have no reason to dread a comparison with any force either of ancient or modern days . CHAPTER I. MARCH INTO ITALY AND FIRST CAMPAIGN . HANNIBAL C 4 INTROD . 23 ROME AND CARTHAGE .
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... forces in Spain ; and the Senate of Carthage ratified the choice of the army . Two years were occupied with expeditions against the native tribes of the interior ; but in the third year Hannibal , having matured his plans , resolved to ...
... forces in Spain ; and the Senate of Carthage ratified the choice of the army . Two years were occupied with expeditions against the native tribes of the interior ; but in the third year Hannibal , having matured his plans , resolved to ...
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... force with which he quitted New Carthage amounted to 90,000 foot and 12,000 horse . He crossed the Iberus and might have advanced without loss of time to the Pyrenees ; but the country between the Iberus and those mountains was friendly ...
... force with which he quitted New Carthage amounted to 90,000 foot and 12,000 horse . He crossed the Iberus and might have advanced without loss of time to the Pyrenees ; but the country between the Iberus and those mountains was friendly ...
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African allies Apulia Ariminum arms attack battle Beneventum besieging Bruttium camp campaign Campania Cannæ Canusium Capua Carthage Carthaginian Carthaginian army Casilinum cavalry Cisalpine Gaul command consuls defeat defended DICTIONARY encamped enemy engaged English Etruria Fabius favour Flaminius flank force formed front Fulvius garrison Gaulish Gracchus Hannibal Hannibal's Hasdrubal Hastati heavy infantry History hope horse hostile Illustrations Italy legions light infantry light troops Lucania maniples Maps Marcellus MAUNDER'S miles military Minucius neighbourhood Nero nibal Nola Numidians Observation occupied officers operations oppose organise Perusia Placentia plain Plates Post 8vo prætor present Punic R. A. PROCTOR rear reinforce revised Rhone river Roman army Roman cavalry Roman infantry Rome Samnium Scipio Second Edition second Punic war Sempronius senate sent Servilius Sicily siege soldiers Spain Spaniards Square crown 8vo Suessula Tarentum Tifata tion town TREASURY Triarii Varro victorious vols Vulturnus winter Woodcuts
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