The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 sider |
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... and sent an equal number of his Spanish soldiers back to their homes * , he crossed the Pyrenees and entered Gaul with an * See Observation 2 . army which was now reduced by these detachments and the B C. 218 . 27 FIRST CAMPAIGN .
... and sent an equal number of his Spanish soldiers back to their homes * , he crossed the Pyrenees and entered Gaul with an * See Observation 2 . army which was now reduced by these detachments and the B C. 218 . 27 FIRST CAMPAIGN .
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... entered the territory of the Insubrian Gauls , messengers from whom had previously met Hannibal on the Rhone , to assure him of a friendly reception in their country . The valley by which Hannibal is supposed to have descended into ...
... entered the territory of the Insubrian Gauls , messengers from whom had previously met Hannibal on the Rhone , to assure him of a friendly reception in their country . The valley by which Hannibal is supposed to have descended into ...
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... least pretension to be called a great general . 3. Scipio's apathy in remaining quietly at the mouth of the Rhone , after he had ascertained that Hannibal had actually entered Gaul , is not to be excused OBS . 45 FIRST CAMPAIGN .
... least pretension to be called a great general . 3. Scipio's apathy in remaining quietly at the mouth of the Rhone , after he had ascertained that Hannibal had actually entered Gaul , is not to be excused OBS . 45 FIRST CAMPAIGN .
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sir Patrick Leonard MacDougall. had actually entered Gaul , is not to be excused . No pains should have been spared by him to discover the position of the enemy , and the probable line of his advance . He should have sent out his light ...
sir Patrick Leonard MacDougall. had actually entered Gaul , is not to be excused . No pains should have been spared by him to discover the position of the enemy , and the probable line of his advance . He should have sent out his light ...
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... entered Etruria ; leaving Lucca on his right , he advanced to the Arno and became entangled in the marshes of that river , where the sufferings of his troops were extreme , and where it is said that he himself lost the sight of one of ...
... entered Etruria ; leaving Lucca on his right , he advanced to the Arno and became entangled in the marshes of that river , where the sufferings of his troops were extreme , and where it is said that he himself lost the sight of one of ...
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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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