The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... camping ground . Mensores and Censores , charged with the details of the actual camp , its measurement , and construction , & c . Exploratores and Sulcatores , whose sole duty was to reconnoitre the enemy and to furnish every possible ...
... camping ground . Mensores and Censores , charged with the details of the actual camp , its measurement , and construction , & c . Exploratores and Sulcatores , whose sole duty was to reconnoitre the enemy and to furnish every possible ...
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... camp , than on the field of battle . Manœuvres . In adverting to the manoeuvres of the legion it is only necessary to remark that the formations of line , column , and echellon were in common use . In modern times artillery is the arm ...
... camp , than on the field of battle . Manœuvres . In adverting to the manoeuvres of the legion it is only necessary to remark that the formations of line , column , and echellon were in common use . In modern times artillery is the arm ...
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... camps . The small range of ancient artillery , about 400 yards , permitted hostile armies to encamp at little more than that distance from each other . In a temporary camp , where the army would not remain more than one or two nights ...
... camps . The small range of ancient artillery , about 400 yards , permitted hostile armies to encamp at little more than that distance from each other . In a temporary camp , where the army would not remain more than one or two nights ...
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... camp was obtained by throwing out a cir- cular sort of bastion in the centre of each side , as well as at the angles . It is remarkable that during the second Punic war we do not read of the employment of field artillery by either party ...
... camp was obtained by throwing out a cir- cular sort of bastion in the centre of each side , as well as at the angles . It is remarkable that during the second Punic war we do not read of the employment of field artillery by either party ...
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... camp ; and , finally , after fifteen years of Italian warfare , his men followed their old leader to Zama , with no fear , and little hope ; ' and there on that disastrous field stood firm around him his old guard , till Scipio's ...
... camp ; and , finally , after fifteen years of Italian warfare , his men followed their old leader to Zama , with no fear , and little hope ; ' and there on that disastrous field stood firm around him his old guard , till Scipio's ...
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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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