Examples of using "Hannibal" in a sentence and their english translations:
Hannibal takes the initiative.
So Hannibal went to work...
army for two days.
But this time, Hannibal was ready.
But Hannibal devised a cunning plan.
Hannibal meanwhile has problems of his own.
This seemingly created a problem for Hannibal.
Hannibal about 2 months to pacify the region.
Hannibal pursuits and catches up two days later.
Hannibal crossed the Alps with an army.
Flaminius missed the opportunity to attack Hannibal's weakened enemy.
Hannibal marshall ed his army back into the Apennine mountains.
On the Tagus river, Hannibal had his first major victory.
At that moment, Hannibal signalled his concealed troops to attack!
Here, Hannibal showed his military genius for the first time.
Back at the foot of the Pyrenees mountains, Hannibal laid the groundwork for the invasion.
Hannibal rested his army for 3 days in hostile territory
The Romans advance, but Hannibal restrains his men from advancing on the enemy.
Hannibal himself lost sight in one eye due to infection.
4 legions were left in Italy to deal with Hannibal.
With the enemy driven off, Hannibal and his men turn their attention towards the village.
the apprehension with which the Romans would view Hannibal from now on, and it sets a psychological
At the same time, Hannibal finally replenishes his own reserves, which were dwindling eversince
Hannibal demonstrates his shrewdness by not commiting to an uncertain battle.
Hannibal wintered in New Carthage, preparing for the upcoming campaign.
Their plan was to send consul Publius Cornelius Scipio to intercept Hannibal in Iberia.
By eliminating Servilius' cavalry, Hannibal effectively neutralised his entire consular army.
During wee hours of the night, Hannibal ordered a small contingent to stay in the camp and
With the Roman army just 4 days away, Hannibal wanted to avoid a set-piece battle with the
With a select group of experienced troops Hannibal sneaks up to a position overlooking
Spotting the movement, tribal sentries raise the alarm and, just as Hannibal had hoped,
What's worse, Gallic tribes are flocking to join Hannibal, enthused by his ability to
A sworn enemy of Rome, it didn't take long before Hannibal acted.
Hannibal succeeded in bringing the Gauls to his side, nearly doubling his army.
The first 7 months of Hannibal Barca's campaign in Italy were nothing short of spectacular.
After 7 months of campaigning in Italy, Hannibal dominated the Romans in the field.
Finally, a few weeks into the stalemate Hannibal ordered the troops to eat a hearty supper
During the previous night, Hannibal led 5000 Lybians and up to 1000 cavalry,
As Hannibal approached the river Rhône, Scipio's army disembarked at Massalia to resupply
Suspecting that the Gallic tribes from these parts are no friendlier, Hannibal accepts
For a while the fighting seems indecisive, but this was another ruse by Hannibal.
These troops become the first of the "Italian allies" to defect and join Hannibal.
Hannibal ordered his army to pursue them across the river, completely routing the enemy.
Early next morning Hanno used smoke to signal Hannibal to start crossing the Rhône.
Unable to force an open battle, for Hannibal, an assault on Arretium is out of the question.
Hannibal knew he was hemmed in and that once his supplies dwindled he would be forced to
Senators and citizens alike believed that they finally had a commander who can defeat Hannibal.
And in the spring of 218 BC, with the full support from the senate, Hannibal marched
With 38,000 infantry, 7,000 cavalry and 37 elephants left at his disposal, Hannibal crossed
The Roman general knew that Hannibal crossed the Pyrenees, but he wrongly estimated that
Meanwhile, having marched his forces over the Alps, Hannibal would soon turn the Italian
Hannibal then urges his men to push foward out of the killing zone, as the barrage of
In late 218 BC, Hannibal marched his forces over the Alps.
A day later, both Hannibal and Scipio ride out in force to scout the area in person,
Discussing how to confront Hannibal, Scipio argues against taking the field, stressing
today I watched: "Hannibal, a march on Rome", a fantastic concise take on Hannibal's
But once they were midstream Hannibal sprung his trap and unleashed his cavalry.
At the same time, Hannibal could lift the siege to deal with any approaching armies.
Having decided not to march on Rome, Hannibal went back across the Apennine Mountains.
Hannibal sent his scouts to locate Scipio's army and incredibly, not long after, his Numidian
Luckily for Hannibal, the garrison commander is from Brundisium in southern Italy,
Although most of the foragers escaped unharmed, Hannibal moved quickly to protect his foraging
Having defeated the Romans yet again, Hannibal began settling-in for the winter at Geronium.
Hannibal installed a blockade around the entire city and placed most of his forces at the
to the treaty, they asked Carthage to hand over Hannibal to Rome, so he can be punished.
the tribes in the Po valley arrived, warning Hannibal that a Roman fleet is anchored nearby.
in Gaul Hannibal speeds up his approach to the Alps when he befriends the Allobroges tribe by adjudicating
After general Hasdrubal the Fair was assassinated by a Celtic slave, 26-year old Hannibal was
But while on the return route to New Carthage, Hannibal was taken by surprise, by a coalition
Scipio quickly moved north to confront Hannibal, but by the time Romans reached the crossing
Two days later Hannibal rallies his troops at the top and points to the panorama of Italy below.
As both contingents begin closing the distance, Hannibal sees that the Roman cavalry is fewer
Now that Fabius Maximus was elected dictator, Hannibal was encamped just 130km from the city of Rome.
First, that Hannibal did not have enough troops to besiege the city, due to its' size and its' garrison.
point a few days later, only an empty Carthaginian camp was left behind - Hannibal had no time
Having lost nearly half of his army, Hannibal takes stock of his troops who suffered terribly
But as Hannibal's army began their journey over the Alps, trouble was brewing in Iberia.
Hannibal failed to provoke an open battle and despite the vast plunder that was taken, it was clear
Hannibal was one of the first to cross, to the roars and cheers from his men on the western bank.
This forces Hannibal, who's army goes critically low on food in late 218 BC, to send a cavalry
This was welcomed news for Hannibal because he knew the Po valley could provide more manpower