. Great captains : a course of six lectures showing the influence on the art of war of the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick, and Napoleon. ad been outnum-bered two to one, and been defeated. This had greatlyelated Varro, and whetted his appetite for battle. He leftthe troops at evening in such a manner that next day hisassociate was badly placed, ^milius scarcely wished towithdraw, lest his men should be disheartened ; he couldnot remain where he was, as he was exposed to Hannibalsbetter cavalry. He took a middle course, on the wholeunwise. He sent a third
. Great captains : a course of six lectures showing the influence on the art of war of the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick, and Napoleon. ad been outnum-bered two to one, and been defeated. This had greatlyelated Varro, and whetted his appetite for battle. He leftthe troops at evening in such a manner that next day hisassociate was badly placed, ^milius scarcely wished towithdraw, lest his men should be disheartened ; he couldnot remain where he was, as he was exposed to Hannibalsbetter cavalry. He took a middle course, on the wholeunwise. He sent a third of his force to the north of theAufidus, a trifle up-stream, to sustain some foragers he hadthere, and make a secondary camp, from which to annoy s.^ ^ HANNIBAL. 47 Hannibals parties in search of corn. This division offorces was very risky. Hannibal had long been trying tobring the consuls to battle, and now saw that the momenthad come, for Varro was precipitate, and would probablydraw ^Emilius into active measures. Each general made a stirring address to his gives both. Hannibals has the true ring of thegreat captain. Let us hasten into action. I promise. Batti£OF Cannae. 216r you victory, and, the gods willing, I will make my prom-ise good. Two days later Hannibal offered ^Emiliasbattle. But ^Emilius declined it, and Hannibal sent hisNumidians to the other side to annoy the Roman succeeding day, knowing Varro to be in command,Hannibal again offered battle, aware that the hot-temperedRoman would be burning to avenge the yesterdays left eight thousand men to guard his camp.{ There has been much discussion as to which bank of theAufidus was the scene of the battle. It seems to me that 48 GREAT CAPTAINS. the plan in the diagram comes nearest to fitting all thestatements, however conflicting, of the several Hannibals camp the Aufidus makes a bold, southerlysweep. Here Hannibal forded the stream in two columns,drew up his a
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