Great men and famous women : a series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in history Volume 1 . HANNIBAL 16 bal set out on his march for Rome. In the summer of 218 he left NewCarthage with 90,000 foot, 12,000 horse, and 37 elephants, crossed the Pyrenees,and gained the Rhone, where his passage was barred by a host of Gauls. Thegeneral thereupon sent part of his troops two days journey up-stream, vvithorders to cross the Rhone and fall on the rear of the barbarians. His orderswere executed by Hanno, and the passage of the river was safe
Great men and famous women : a series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in history Volume 1 . HANNIBAL 16 bal set out on his march for Rome. In the summer of 218 he left NewCarthage with 90,000 foot, 12,000 horse, and 37 elephants, crossed the Pyrenees,and gained the Rhone, where his passage was barred by a host of Gauls. Thegeneral thereupon sent part of his troops two days journey up-stream, vvithorders to cross the Rhone and fall on the rear of the barbarians. His orderswere executed by Hanno, and the passage of the river was safely eifected. Hecrossed the Alps in fifteen days, in the face of obstacles which would have provedinsuperable to almost any other commander. His troops, reared under Africanand Spanish suns, perished in thousands amid ice and snow. The native tribesthreatened the annihilation of his force, and were only dispersed by his matchlesscourage and address. The beasts of burden fell over precipices, or stuck fast andwere frozen to death. In places, rocks had to be shattered and roads con-structed to enable the men to creep round projecting crags. When
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