The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... bank were vainly endeavouring to prevent Hannibal's passage of the river . Scipio contented himself with sending forth 300 light cavalry to ascend the left bank and to endeavour to gain some informa- tion of the movements of the ...
... bank were vainly endeavouring to prevent Hannibal's passage of the river . Scipio contented himself with sending forth 300 light cavalry to ascend the left bank and to endeavour to gain some informa- tion of the movements of the ...
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... bank , whose whole attention was engrossed by the sight of Hannibal's preparations , and who crowded down to all the accessible parts of the river shore to oppose his landing . The first division now pushed off . The Rhone was full and ...
... bank , whose whole attention was engrossed by the sight of Hannibal's preparations , and who crowded down to all the accessible parts of the river shore to oppose his landing . The first division now pushed off . The Rhone was full and ...
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... bank the attention of the Gauls was directed to a mass of fire which appeared in their rear , and now the detachments which had kindled it charged upon their right flank and rear , at the same time that the flotilla stranded ; and the ...
... bank the attention of the Gauls was directed to a mass of fire which appeared in their rear , and now the detachments which had kindled it charged upon their right flank and rear , at the same time that the flotilla stranded ; and the ...
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... bank of the Rhone , at length struck off to the right across the plains of Dauphiné and reached the first ascent of the Alps . This was near the northern extremity of that ridge of limestone mountains which , rising suddenly out of the ...
... bank of the Rhone , at length struck off to the right across the plains of Dauphiné and reached the first ascent of the Alps . This was near the northern extremity of that ridge of limestone mountains which , rising suddenly out of the ...
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... bank ; while Hannibal on the other hand knowing well that the Gauls were pre- vented from joining him by fear alone , and certain that his first success against the Roman arms would draw multitudes to his standard , descended the ...
... bank ; while Hannibal on the other hand knowing well that the Gauls were pre- vented from joining him by fear alone , and certain that his first success against the Roman arms would draw multitudes to his standard , descended the ...
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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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