The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... field stood firm around him his old guard , till Scipio's Numidian allies came up on their flank ; when at last , surrounded and overpowered , the veteran battalions sealed their devotion to their general with their blood ! " 6 The ...
... field stood firm around him his old guard , till Scipio's Numidian allies came up on their flank ; when at last , surrounded and overpowered , the veteran battalions sealed their devotion to their general with their blood ! " 6 The ...
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... field , and the best scouts in the world . But , after his entrance into Italy , Hannibal organised a body of Gaulish heavy cavalry , which did him good service in his subsequent campaigns . Rome , the iron kingdom of prophecy , was the ...
... field , and the best scouts in the world . But , after his entrance into Italy , Hannibal organised a body of Gaulish heavy cavalry , which did him good service in his subsequent campaigns . Rome , the iron kingdom of prophecy , was the ...
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... field of battle from a field of exercise . It was the policy of the ablest generals , and even of the emperors themselves , to encourage these military studies by their presence and example ; and we are informed that Hadrian as well as ...
... field of battle from a field of exercise . It was the policy of the ablest generals , and even of the emperors themselves , to encourage these military studies by their presence and example ; and we are informed that Hadrian as well as ...
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... field , to 50,000 foot and 9000 horse . From the Pyrenees to the Rhone his progress was easy , an unmolested passage through their territories being purchased by presents to the native chiefs . But the passage of the Rhone was not to be ...
... field , to 50,000 foot and 9000 horse . From the Pyrenees to the Rhone his progress was easy , an unmolested passage through their territories being purchased by presents to the native chiefs . But the passage of the Rhone was not to be ...
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... field amounting to about 25,000 men , and the military colonists re - established in Placentia and Cre- mona ; and it was of this aggregate force that he took the command . It was now the middle of December , and unusually late for ...
... field amounting to about 25,000 men , and the military colonists re - established in Placentia and Cre- mona ; and it was of this aggregate force that he took the command . It was now the middle of December , and unusually late for ...
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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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