The campaigns of Hannibal arranged and critically consideredLongman, 1858 - 195 páginas |
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... direct your columns as rapidly as possible on the real point pre- viously selected , and throw your bridge across . Alexander's passage of the Hydaspes is a striking illustration of these remarks ; and there is a resemblance between ...
... direct your columns as rapidly as possible on the real point pre- viously selected , and throw your bridge across . Alexander's passage of the Hydaspes is a striking illustration of these remarks ; and there is a resemblance between ...
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... direct it . The whole might of Rome should have been put forth to crush Hannibal himself , —against the man individually ; and this the Romans recognised afterwards when they pursued him with such unrelenting hatred to his death . The ...
... direct it . The whole might of Rome should have been put forth to crush Hannibal himself , —against the man individually ; and this the Romans recognised afterwards when they pursued him with such unrelenting hatred to his death . The ...
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... direct on Clusium , from which place one road led south- ward to Rome , another eastward , passing south of Lake Thrasymene and by Perusia into Umbria , it was necessary to occupy this important strategical point . Leaving therefore ...
... direct on Clusium , from which place one road led south- ward to Rome , another eastward , passing south of Lake Thrasymene and by Perusia into Umbria , it was necessary to occupy this important strategical point . Leaving therefore ...
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... direct echellon from the centre - the two centre double battalions and those on their flanks respectively ad- vancing in direct echellon , the right wing from the left , the left wing from the right . This manœuvre was only executed by ...
... direct echellon from the centre - the two centre double battalions and those on their flanks respectively ad- vancing in direct echellon , the right wing from the left , the left wing from the right . This manœuvre was only executed by ...
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... direct the Gaulish insurgents , and to endeavour to induce the Etruscans and Umbrians to join the Southern confederacy against Rome , which was directed by Hannibal . 6. Hannibal's intelligence appears to have been defec- tive . On two ...
... direct the Gaulish insurgents , and to endeavour to induce the Etruscans and Umbrians to join the Southern confederacy against Rome , which was directed by Hannibal . 6. Hannibal's intelligence appears to have been defec- tive . On two ...
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African allies appears Apulia arms arrived attack attempt Author bank battle body camp campaign Cannæ Capua carried Carthage Carthaginian cavalry cloth command complete consuls crossed Crown 8vo defeat defended DICTIONARY direct distance Edition effect enabled encamped enemy engaged English entered Fabius favour field flank followed force formed front Fulvius garrison Gauls Gracchus hand Hannibal Hannibal's Hasdrubal heavy hill History hope horse Illustrations important infantry Italy JOHN late legions light Maps Marcellus miles military move Natural Nero Numidians Observation occupied officers operations oppose pass passage plain Plates position possession Post Practical prætor present probably rear received reinforce remained remarkable returned revised river Roman army Rome Scipio senate sent Sicily siege soldiers Spain Square strong success supplies Tarentum third took town troops turned victorious vols whole winter Wood Woodcuts
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