The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... attacked , however , and penetrated into the valley of Montmeillan . This town he took by storm . It was the principal stronghold of the barbarians , and in it he found large supplies of provisions and cattle . Halting there for one day ...
... attacked , however , and penetrated into the valley of Montmeillan . This town he took by storm . It was the principal stronghold of the barbarians , and in it he found large supplies of provisions and cattle . Halting there for one day ...
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... attack made upon him by his treacherous friends at the most difficult part of the way ; but at length all obstacles were surmounted , and on the ninth day after quitting the plains of Dauphiné , Han- nibal and his army stood on the ...
... attack made upon him by his treacherous friends at the most difficult part of the way ; but at length all obstacles were surmounted , and on the ninth day after quitting the plains of Dauphiné , Han- nibal and his army stood on the ...
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... attacked their magazines . One of the principal of these , Clas- tidium , was betrayed into his hands by the treachery of its governor ; and in it he found large supplies of After this , the Carthaginian army encamped on the right bank ...
... attacked their magazines . One of the principal of these , Clas- tidium , was betrayed into his hands by the treachery of its governor ; and in it he found large supplies of After this , the Carthaginian army encamped on the right bank ...
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... attack . The Romans as was their custom were formed in three lines , with the cavalry , only 4000 strong , on the flanks , in the order which has been described in the introductory remarks . Hannibal drew up his army in two lines . In ...
... attack . The Romans as was their custom were formed in three lines , with the cavalry , only 4000 strong , on the flanks , in the order which has been described in the introductory remarks . Hannibal drew up his army in two lines . In ...
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... which permitted the Roman army to cross the river and to form leisurely on the bank , without taking advantage of the confusion necessarily occasioned by such an operation , to attack and defeat E 2 OBS . 51 FIRST CAMPAIGN .
... which permitted the Roman army to cross the river and to form leisurely on the bank , without taking advantage of the confusion necessarily occasioned by such an operation , to attack and defeat E 2 OBS . 51 FIRST CAMPAIGN .
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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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