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Battle of Rhone Crossing, 90 km from the mouth of the Rhone. Hannibal, upon seeing Hanno's signal, immediately ordered his army to launch the boats. [161] [138] Hanno, upon seeing Hannibal's army launching their boats, prepared to attack the Gauls. [127]
War elephants depicted in Hannibal's army crossing the Rhône, by Henri Motte, 1878. Many of Hannibal's marches are shrouded in debate, especially the path he took over the Alps. However, modern historians agree on where Hannibal encamped his army on the western bank of the Rhône and see the river crossing as clearly conceived and crisply ...
The material of legend: in Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps (1812) J. M. W. Turner envelops Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in Romantic atmosphere. Hannibal is generally regarded as one of the best military strategists and tacticians of all time, the double envelopment at Cannae an enduring legacy of tactical brilliance.
Capture of Malta – Roman army under Tiberius Sempronius Longus conquers the Carthaginian-held island of Malta. August – Hannibal conquered Catalonia. September- Hannibal defeated the Gaul Volcae tribe in the Battle of Rhone Crossing. October: Hannibal's army defeated Gauls in two battles while crossing the Alps.
A group of Gauls gathered on the Eastern bank, intent on preventing the army from crossing. Hanno led a small group north, which crossed in small rafts they built. Once across, they headed south toward the Gauls. Hanno sent a smoke signal to inform Hannibal that his force was ready. Hannibal began to send his cavalry across in canoes.
Meanwhile, Hannibal assembled a Carthaginian army in New Carthage (modern Cartagena) and led it northwards along the Iberian coast in May or June. It entered Gaul and took an inland route, to avoid the Roman allies to the south. [82] At the battle of Rhone Crossing, Hannibal defeated a force of local Gauls which sought to bar his way. [83]
He sailed with his army from Pisa with the intention of confronting Hannibal in Hispania. [4] Stopping at Massalia (today Marseille) to replenish his supplies, he was shocked to discover that Hannibal's army had moved from Hispania and was crossing the Rhône. [4] Scipio disembarked his army and marched to confront Hannibal, who, by now, had ...
The Roman fleet carrying the Scipio brothers' army landed at Rome's ally Massalia (modern Marseille) at the mouth of the Rhone in September, at about the same time as Hannibal was fighting his way across the river against a force of local Gauls at the battle of Rhone Crossing.