. Rome and Carthage, the Punic wars; . Carthaginian Camp Carthaginian Infantry. HomanCavalry (Betreating) BATTLE OF THE TREBIA V / Roma^Camp •^^ S^^i*^ mmw ^^•?W 1^2 Rome and Carthage. <5 nal should be given. Hastily throwing forward his light-armed troops and sharpshooters, to occupy the ^ attention of the enemy, he now drew up his main line ? of battle immediately behind them ; his Gallic, Spanish, ; and African troops in the centie, and his cavalry and elephants on the wings. The light-armed troops, having ; played with the Romans for a time, fell back between the : intervals of

---

. Rome and Carthage, the Punic wars; . Carthaginian Camp Carthaginian Infantry. HomanCavalry (Betreating) BATTLE OF THE TREBIA V / Roma^Camp •^^ S^^i*^ mmw ^^•?W 1^2 Rome and Carthage. <5 nal should be given. Hastily throwing forward his light-armed troops and sharpshooters, to occupy the ^ attention of the enemy, he now drew up his main line ? of battle immediately behind them ; his Gallic, Spanish, ; and African troops in the centie, and his cavalry and elephants on the wings. The light-armed troops, having ; played with the Romans for a time, fell back between the : intervals of the maniples behind, and the 4,000 Roman \ cavalry, finding themselves suddenly exposed to the attacks of more than double their number, broke and fled, leaving the dreaded Numidians to attack the in- : fantry on their now unprotected flanks. Many of the Roman infantry stood their ground nobly, and for a short time kept the conflict doubtful; but then Mago, starting up from his ambuscade, fell upon their rear. Surrounded as they were on every side, one body of 10,

---

Size: 1935px × 1291px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookpublishernewyorkcscribnerss