. The great battles of all nations from Marathon to Santiago, 490 1898. THE BATTLE OF CRESSY l!ttlts. Volume One, Chapter Twelve THE DEFEAT OF HANNIBAL 129 and Hasdrubal did not choose to commence his retreat in theirsight, the day passed away in inaction. At the first watch of thenight, Hasdrubal led his men silently out of their camp and movednorthward toward the Metaurus, in the hope of placing that riverbetween himself and the Romans before his retreat was guides betraj-ed him; and having purposely led him awayfrom the part of the river that was fordable, they mad
. The great battles of all nations from Marathon to Santiago, 490 1898. THE BATTLE OF CRESSY l!ttlts. Volume One, Chapter Twelve THE DEFEAT OF HANNIBAL 129 and Hasdrubal did not choose to commence his retreat in theirsight, the day passed away in inaction. At the first watch of thenight, Hasdrubal led his men silently out of their camp and movednorthward toward the Metaurus, in the hope of placing that riverbetween himself and the Romans before his retreat was guides betraj-ed him; and having purposely led him awayfrom the part of the river that was fordable, they made theirescape in the dark, and left Hasdrubal and his army wanderingin confusion along the steep bank, and seeking in vain for a spotwhere the stream could be safely crossed. At last they halted;and when day dawned on them, Hasdrubal found that great num-bers of his men, in their fatigue and impatience, had lost all disci-pline and subordination, and that many of his Gallic auxiliarieshad got drunk, and were lying helpless in their quarters. TheRoman cavalry was soon seen comin
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