Battle of the Trebia (218 BC) 2nd Punic Wars

The Battle of Trebia was the 1st major battle of the second Punic war, fought between Carthage and Rome near the river Trebia in winter. The Carthaginian forces provoked the Roman legions into an assault and into a trap Hannibal of Carthage had set for the Roman Legions

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End of First phase of the game. Its like 99 degrees in my game room...lol. 

End of 2nd phase, Initial cavalry engagements over

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Battle of Cannae (216BC) 2nd Punic Wars

The Battle of Cannae took place in the 2nd Punic Wars in 216 BC. The army of Carthage was under Hannibal and the Romans were under consuls Lucius Amelilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro. Hannibal surrounded and defeated the large Roman army. It became known as one of the worst defeats in Roman history. The Roman army was around 86,000. Hannibal used the double-envelopment tactic.