oct 25, 218 BC - Battle of Ticinus
Description:
This battle was mainly a cavalry engagement. It was so fast-moving that the javelin-throwers deployed by the Romans had no chance of throwing even a single volley and milled around on the field, a major cause of the Roman defeat. Scipio was wounded and barely escaped with his life. He was in fact rescued on the field by his 18-year-old son, the later Scipio Africanus.
Losses
Carthage: minimal
Rome: 2300
Set up Battle of Trebia
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Chase Odle
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