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Battle of the Trebia

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/December 23, 2023 by Wehwalt (talk) 18:01, 29 October 2023 (UTC)



The battle of the Trebia was the first major battle of the Second Punic War, fought between the Carthaginian forces of Hannibal and a Roman army under Sempronius Longus on 22 or 23 December 218 BC near modern Piacenza in northern Italy. Each army had a strength of about 40,000 men; the Romans were stronger in infantry, the Carthaginians in cavalry and they fielded about 30 war elephants. Hannibal used his Numidian cavalry to lure the Romans out of their camp and onto ground of his choosing. Fresh Carthaginian cavalry routed the outnumbered Roman cavalry and Carthaginian light infantry outflanked the Roman infantry. A previously hidden Carthaginian force attacked the Roman infantry in the rear. Most of the Roman units then collapsed and most the Romans were killed or captured, but 10,000 under Sempronius maintained formation and fought their way out to the safety of Piacenza. The following spring the Carthaginians moved south into Roman Italy and operated there for 15 years.
 * Most recent similar article(s): The most recent classical era battle I can find was on 19 December 2022
 * Main editors: Gog the Mild
 * Promoted: 15 April 2023
 * Reasons for nomination: The battle was fought on either 22 or 23 December 218 BC. So this would be the 2,241st anniversary.
 * Support as nominator. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:10, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Coordinator comment The 23rd work for you? Wehwalt (talk) 01:41, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
 * That would do nicely. Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:30, 29 October 2023 (UTC)