Cannae 216 BC
Hannibal smashes Rome's Army
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About this book
Cannae is rightly regarded as one of the greatest battles of military history. Hannibal's stratagem has become a model of the perfectly fought battle and is studied in detail at military academies around the world. At Cannae the Romans confronted Hannibal with an army of 80,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry. Hannibal faced them with 40,000 foot and 10,000 horse. The engagement that followed was a masterpiece of battlefield control. By the end of the conflict the Romans had lost 47,500 infantry and 2,700 cavalry killed and a further 19,300 captured. Campaign 36 and Men-at-Arms 121 are also available in a single volume special edition as ‘Hannibal’s War with Rome’.
Contents
- Introduction
- The Opposing Leaders
- The Opposing Armies
- 218: Ticinus and Trebbia
- 217: Lake Trasimene
- 217-216: The Fabian Strategy
- The Approach to Cannae
- The Battle of Cannae
- Aftermath
- Chronology
- A Guide to Further Reading
- The Battlefield Today
- Wargaming Cannae
Paperback; October 1994; 96 pages; ISBN: 9781855324701