The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 sider |
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... fighting any but an enemy who adopted the same formation . When the legion was opposed to troops ranged in close order , it became necessary to conform to that order ; and this was effected by the simple advance of the maniples of the ...
... fighting any but an enemy who adopted the same formation . When the legion was opposed to troops ranged in close order , it became necessary to conform to that order ; and this was effected by the simple advance of the maniples of the ...
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... fight than Hannibal ; and he is not to be censured for rashness in desiring to bring on an engagement , for the hostile armies were equal in strength , and Hannibal's transcendent genius was as yet unproved , but for the entire ...
... fight than Hannibal ; and he is not to be censured for rashness in desiring to bring on an engagement , for the hostile armies were equal in strength , and Hannibal's transcendent genius was as yet unproved , but for the entire ...
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... fighting a battle . It was the Roman game to oblige Hannibal to fight as often as possible at a dis- tance from Italy , and thereby to cripple him before he could reach the theatre of his intended operations . The passage of a great ...
... fighting a battle . It was the Roman game to oblige Hannibal to fight as often as possible at a dis- tance from Italy , and thereby to cripple him before he could reach the theatre of his intended operations . The passage of a great ...
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... fight with a river or defile in your rear , because , although you may be 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 ...
... fight with a river or defile in your rear , because , although you may be 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 ...
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... fighting a battle ; but , guessing its import , he , in the spirit of Nelson who turned his blind eye to the signal to retreat , would not open it until after he had gained a complete victory ; when he replied to the Senate that the ...
... fighting a battle ; but , guessing its import , he , in the spirit of Nelson who turned his blind eye to the signal to retreat , would not open it until after he had gained a complete victory ; when he replied to the Senate that the ...
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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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