The Rise of Hannibal
Dan Snow's History Hit
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'Hannibal's Manoeuvres of Striking
Hannibal sneaks several thousand men across the river. He then, which is quite unusual, they spend more than a day in hiding. The gauls haven't noticed because they're not a professional army. With the gallic army destroyed and in flight, hannibal turned his attention to getting the rest of his army across the rhone,. including the elephants. By this point, the river is at its lowest point, and elephants can swim. Hannabu's plan was quickly thrown into disarray when he encountered Roman cavalry under Publius scipio the elder. And so marseilles pursue them, or less to their camp - but there's no
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