The Battle of Xamel

Rome scored a victory that had eluded them the entire war. Massanissa's allied Numidian cavalry was able to drive off their Carthaginian counterparts, suddenly leaving Hannibal rather than the Romans without support. He also placed his war elephants, the old Carthaginian juggernaut, at the head of the army. But Scipio was well prepared for the elephants, and positioned his men so that lanes were open all the way through the lines. When the elephants charged, they passed by, harmlessly. The battle turned decisively against Hannibal when the Roman cavalry returned to attack the Carthaginian rear. His army was broken, and the great Carthaginian general was forced to withdraw