The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... victorious Carthaginian cavalry , which had returned from the pur- suit of the Roman horse , charged both their flanks , and Hannibal pressed them in front . No troops could with- stand such an onset . The centre legions indeed ...
... victorious Carthaginian cavalry , which had returned from the pur- suit of the Roman horse , charged both their flanks , and Hannibal pressed them in front . No troops could with- stand such an onset . The centre legions indeed ...
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... victorious , in such a posi- tion defeat would be ruin ; and it is conceivable that even your chances of success would be diminished thereby , as men are not likely to fight so freely when they know their retreat is not secure . 7. The ...
... victorious , in such a posi- tion defeat would be ruin ; and it is conceivable that even your chances of success would be diminished thereby , as men are not likely to fight so freely when they know their retreat is not secure . 7. The ...
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... victorious , or feeble and van- quished , according as he believes himself to be either . ” The policy of Fabius was gradually to restore confi- dence by engaging in trifling contests , and only in those where the chances were much in ...
... victorious , or feeble and van- quished , according as he believes himself to be either . ” The policy of Fabius was gradually to restore confi- dence by engaging in trifling contests , and only in those where the chances were much in ...
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... victorious heavy cavalry to wheel round the rear of the Roman army , and to fall upon the Roman allied cavalry in rear , while the Numidians attacked it in front . The consequence was that not a Roman cavalry soldier alive and unwounded ...
... victorious heavy cavalry to wheel round the rear of the Roman army , and to fall upon the Roman allied cavalry in rear , while the Numidians attacked it in front . The consequence was that not a Roman cavalry soldier alive and unwounded ...
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... victorious cavalry from the pursuit of the Roman horse , broke with thundering fury on their rear . " Then followed a butchery such as has no recorded equal , except the slaughter of the Persians in their camp after the battle of Platæa ...
... victorious cavalry from the pursuit of the Roman horse , broke with thundering fury on their rear . " Then followed a butchery such as has no recorded equal , except the slaughter of the Persians in their camp after the battle of Platæa ...
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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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