The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... Third Campaign Battle of Cannæ Observations CHAP . IV . - Fourth Campaign Fifth Campaign Observations CHAP . V. - Sixth Campaign Seventh Campaign Eighth Campaign Observations • CHAP . VI . —Ninth Campaign Tenth Campaign Eleventh ...
... Third Campaign Battle of Cannæ Observations CHAP . IV . - Fourth Campaign Fifth Campaign Observations CHAP . V. - Sixth Campaign Seventh Campaign Eighth Campaign Observations • CHAP . VI . —Ninth Campaign Tenth Campaign Eleventh ...
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... third line . They consisted of veteran soldiers who carried the same equipment as the Principes and Hastati excepting that in place of the pilum and javelin they were armed with pikes about eleven feet in length . Cavalry . A small body ...
... third line . They consisted of veteran soldiers who carried the same equipment as the Principes and Hastati excepting that in place of the pilum and javelin they were armed with pikes about eleven feet in length . Cavalry . A small body ...
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... third Triarii 99 99 Total heavy infantry Light infantry Total infantry 1600 1600 99 600 99 3800 1200 5000 Each line was subdivided into ten maniples , each maniple again into two centuries . A maniple of Hastati or Principes consisted ...
... third Triarii 99 99 Total heavy infantry Light infantry Total infantry 1600 1600 99 600 99 3800 1200 5000 Each line was subdivided into ten maniples , each maniple again into two centuries . A maniple of Hastati or Principes consisted ...
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... third lines covered the intervals . This open order was convenient for marching , but was unsuitable for fighting any but an enemy who adopted the same formation . When the legion was opposed to troops ranged in close order , it became ...
... third lines covered the intervals . This open order was convenient for marching , but was unsuitable for fighting any but an enemy who adopted the same formation . When the legion was opposed to troops ranged in close order , it became ...
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... third year Hannibal , having matured his plans , resolved to provoke a war with Rome by be- sieging Saguntum . He accordingly laid siege to that city , and although left entirely to its own resources by its covenanted protectors , it ...
... third year Hannibal , having matured his plans , resolved to provoke a war with Rome by be- sieging Saguntum . He accordingly laid siege to that city , and although left entirely to its own resources by its covenanted protectors , it ...
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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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