Hannibal's Winter War
The Ancients
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The Battle of the Carthaginians
Sopronius is confident of his own commandabilities, most reberen commanders are. It wasn't long before sempronius spotted an opportunity to do just that. Foragers get up to the gauls and turn up in the camp of some pronius and say, help us. We're being attacked. And they actually inflict heavy casualties on these dispersed foragers. And hannibal's forces flees back towardsHannibal's camp. Sopronius sends out more troops because he is trying to press his advantage. He thinks perhaps that the carthaginians might be drawn into a proper battle. But hannibal, showing great restraint, had other ideas.
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