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Cannae 216 BC - Hannibal Smashes Rome's Army

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - Ancients (Up to 500 A.D.)

MSRP old price: $19.95


Product Info

Title
Cannae 216 BC - Hannibal Smashes Rome's Army
Publisher
Category
Author
Mark Healy
Publish Year
1994
Pages
96
Dimensions
7x10x.3"
NKG Part #
2147348148
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM036
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM36

Description

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 soldiers and 10,000 horses. 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.