The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 sider |
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... useless details , and to present only to his notice the more salient points , which will enable him to form some conception of the vast genius of the great Car- thaginian , and to draw the clearest military lessons therefrom.
... useless details , and to present only to his notice the more salient points , which will enable him to form some conception of the vast genius of the great Car- thaginian , and to draw the clearest military lessons therefrom.
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... present day , when its dense mass would present so favourable a mark to our gunners . The principal weapon of the phalangite was the pike , of twenty - four feet in length . The sarissa , as the pike was called , protruded eighteen feet ...
... present day , when its dense mass would present so favourable a mark to our gunners . The principal weapon of the phalangite was the pike , of twenty - four feet in length . The sarissa , as the pike was called , protruded eighteen feet ...
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... present time in the best armies of Europe . They formed a complete ordnance corps , consisting both of siege and of field artillery . They established also a transport corps under military officers , furnished with its train of carts ...
... present time in the best armies of Europe . They formed a complete ordnance corps , consisting both of siege and of field artillery . They established also a transport corps under military officers , furnished with its train of carts ...
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... present , owing to the dense forests which at that time . covered the face of Germany , Hannibal's southern sol- diers must have been in dreary quarters . It is probable that great numbers perished from cold , and certain that all must ...
... present , owing to the dense forests which at that time . covered the face of Germany , Hannibal's southern sol- diers must have been in dreary quarters . It is probable that great numbers perished from cold , and certain that all must ...
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... present instance . In the first Punic war all the success had been on the side of the Romans and the tide of fortune had set in too strongly in their favour to admit of its being turned by the genius of Hamilcar , who was advanced to ...
... present instance . In the first Punic war all the success had been on the side of the Romans and the tide of fortune had set in too strongly in their favour to admit of its being turned by the genius of Hamilcar , who was advanced to ...
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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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