Examples of using "Hannibal" in a sentence and their english translations:
Hannibal takes the initiative.
that Hannibal can ill afford.
Hannibal re-equips his infantry.
Hannibal meanwhile has problems of his own.
Hannibal, held a clear advantage in the field.
Hannibal deploys his infantry in a thin line.
Hannibal could've cut off these supplies by blocking the roads.
Hannibal pursuits and catches up two days later.
Flaminius missed the opportunity to attack Hannibal's weakened enemy.
4 legions were left in Italy to deal with Hannibal.
Perhaps Hannibal still didn't fully understand this in 217BC.
Hannibal now faces armies of both Roman consuls.
It seemed that Hannibal decided to force his way out after all.
And now he was following Hannibal back across the Apennines.
Hannibal demonstrates his shrewdness by not commiting to an uncertain battle.
Meanwhile, Hannibal gathers his officers to lay out his plans.
Without any reinforcements available, it seems that Hannibal cannot stop the onslaught.
Meanwhile, Scipio is eager to meet Hannibal in battle.
Nevertheless, as Hannibal continued across the Appenines, Fabius shadowed him.
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And on land, Hannibal was virtually at the gates, unopposed.
This first argument doesn't sufficiently explain why Hannibal decided not to attack.
All the while, the Romans assumed that Hannibal is contained in the north.
Now, Hannibal signals his hidden forces to attack.
On the flanks, Hannibal orders his cavalry to push forward.
Hannibal's troops find themselves battling heavy snowstorms.
Meanwhile, Hannibal holds the line, letting the the enemy come to him.
In late 218 BC, Hannibal marched his forces over the Alps.
And so begins Hannibal's perilous journey through the Alps.
Here, Hannibal shows he is as skillful in mind games as he is in generalship.
Hannibal himself lost sight in one eye due to infection.
Maharbal, Hannibal's second-in-command, rode out to meet them, launching a surprise attack.
The Romans advance, but Hannibal restrains his men from advancing on the enemy.
The damage to Roman prestige persuades many more Gauls to join Hannibal.
For a while the fighting seems indecisive, but this was another ruse by Hannibal.
Hannibal rushes downhill while Carthaginian troops from below simultaneously begin pushing uphill.
With the enemy driven off, Hannibal and his men turn their attention towards the village.
Now as dictator he was yet to reveal his plan on how he will deal with Hannibal.
It seems that Hannibal was the only one who understood the implications of Fabius' plan...
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Hannibal succeeded in bringing the Gauls to his side, nearly doubling his army.
By eliminating Servilius' cavalry, Hannibal effectively neutralised his entire consular army.
These troops become the first of the "Italian allies" to defect and join Hannibal.
Having decided not to march on Rome, Hannibal went back across the Apennine Mountains.
The way in which Hannibal extricated his army from a seemingly hopeless
This left Hannibal's cavalry contingent greatly weakened for the upcoming battle against Flaminius.
After 7 months of campaigning in Italy, Hannibal dominated the Romans in the field.
At the same time, Hannibal could lift the siege to deal with any approaching armies.
Hannibal's light infantry, skirmishers and Gallic heavy infantry clash with the Roman centre.
reaching Hannibal by land, but more importantly it was the senate’s determination upon a
Hannibal knew he was hemmed in and that once his supplies dwindled he would be forced to
Finally, a few weeks into the stalemate Hannibal ordered the troops to eat a hearty supper
The first 7 months of Hannibal Barca's campaign in Italy were nothing short of spectacular.
First, that Hannibal did not have enough troops to besiege the city, due to its' size and its' garrison.
Hannibal learned of their movement even before Servilius knew about Flaminius' defeat.
Trying to force his way through any of these fortified points would be dangerous for Hannibal
presence near Rome itself right at the same time when Hannibal was also so close to the capital
Unable to force an open battle, for Hannibal, an assault on Arretium is out of the question.
But actually, by bypassing Arretium, Hannibal maintains the initiative and keeps the Romans guessing.
But in the hills above the mist, Hannibal's hidden troops can clearly see the Roman column.
Scipio places his velites in the front, aiming to soften up Hannibal's cavalry with javelin throws.
Now that Fabius Maximus was elected dictator, Hannibal was encamped just 130km from the city of Rome.
Nor was the city too big to be besieged by Hannibal's army of around 50,000 troops.
As word of Hannibals victory spreads, Gallic tribes send emissaries to pledge their support.
Two days later Hannibal rallies his troops at the top and points to the panorama of Italy below.
Losing most of his elephants (possibly all but one) is the only major loss for Hannibal at Trebia.
Namely, Hannibal's view was maybe that the total destruction of the enemy was not needed to win the war.
Meanwhile, Hannibal sends 8000 infantry forward to support the Numidian retreat and to provide