The Rise of Hannibal
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Problems of the Alps
There are a lot of similarities with the mountain warfare of philip and alexander. The local tend to think they're the only ones who know the routes, and that if they block this pass, they 're safe. So he's soon attacked, and hannibal again does the same sort of thing he's done before. He tries to use fast moving columns, moving at night, getting behind the enemy. There are some quite serious losses. And there are problems that in some positions in the alps, you can get above the enemy, but you're too far away, actually, to harm them. But finally, nine days after starting the crossing, they reached the summit
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