wings he would have his heavy cavalry. The battle had begun.
The Roman’s powered through and quickly Hannibal’s army retreated. This empowered the Romans’ confidence, however, Hannibal ordered his men to retreat in the beginning. As the Romans pushed forward, thinking they were winning, The Carths now were forming a trap for the Romans, and it worked. As the Romans kept fighting, they did not realize what was happening to their men on the outside. The Roman doomed legions were encircled and being attacked from all sides. “In effect the Roman infantry had been defeated by the opposing infantry, although the returning Carthaginian cavalry helped further accelerate their victory.” In the end, the Romans were defeated. This came as a complete
The Roman’s powered through and quickly Hannibal’s army retreated. This empowered the Romans’ confidence, however, Hannibal ordered his men to retreat in the beginning. As the Romans pushed forward, thinking they were winning, The Carths now were forming a trap for the Romans, and it worked. As the Romans kept fighting, they did not realize what was happening to their men on the outside. The Roman doomed legions were encircled and being attacked from all sides. “In effect the Roman infantry had been defeated by the opposing infantry, although the returning Carthaginian cavalry helped further accelerate their victory.” In the end, the Romans were defeated. This came as a complete