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Battle of Cannae
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Historical Overview
The classic battle of encirclement. Hannibal almost completely destroyed a numerically vastly superior Roman army.
Quick Facts
Outcome:Total Carthaginian victory; turning point of strategic warfare.
Carthage
- Commander: Hannibal Barkas
- Strength: ca. 50.000 Mann
- Casualties: ca. 6.000
Roman Republic
- Commander: Terentius Varro
- Strength: ca. 80.000 Mann
- Casualties: ca. 50.000+
Strategic Context
Attempt to bring Rome to its knees politically through total military destruction.
Conflict / War
Second Punic War
Decisive Carthaginian victory; Northern Italy falls to Hannibal.
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