Cannae 216 BC: Hannibal Smashes Rome's Army

by Mark Healy

2020-12-31 22:28:49

Osprey''s study of the Battle of Canae (216 BC), which is 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 w... Read more
Osprey''s study of the Battle of Canae (216 BC), which is 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. Less

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File size9.71 X 7.22 X 0.2 in
Print pages96
PublisherBloomsbury USA
Publication date October 14, 1994
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780275988340

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