Battle of Trebia

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Trebia was a major early victory for Hannibal during the Second Punic War, where his Carthaginian forces decisively defeated a larger Roman army in northern Italy in 218 BC.

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Battle of the Trebia 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Trebia ⓘ
surface form: Battle of the Trebia
belligerent Carthage ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
combatant Carthaginian army ⓘ
Roman army ⓘ
commandedBy Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
surface form: Hannibal Barca

Scipio Africanus ⓘ
surface form: Publius Cornelius Scipio

Tiberius Sempronius Longus ⓘ
conflict Second Punic War ⓘ
date 218 BC ⓘ
describedIn Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita ⓘ
Polybius’ Histories ⓘ
era Classical antiquity ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ
hasCasualties heavy Roman casualties ⓘ
light to moderate Carthaginian casualties ⓘ
hasMainCommanderForCarthage Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ
surface form: Hannibal Barca
hasMainCommanderForRome Tiberius Sempronius Longus ⓘ
hasParticipant Carthaginian army ⓘ
surface form: Carthaginian infantry

Numidian cavalry ⓘ
Roman allied troops ⓘ
Roman legion ⓘ
surface form: Roman legions
historicalPeriod 3rd century BC ⓘ
involves cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
war elephants ⓘ
isEarlyBattleOf Second Punic War ⓘ
locatedIn Cisalpine Gaul ⓘ
location Trebbia ⓘ
surface form: Trebia River

northern Italy ⓘ
notableFor Hannibal’s tactical superiority ⓘ
Roman army lured across icy river ⓘ
use of ambush tactics ⓘ
use of concealed Carthaginian troops ⓘ
outcome decisive Carthaginian victory ⓘ
partOf Second Punic War ⓘ
partOfCampaign Hannibal's crossing of the Alps ⓘ
surface form: Hannibal’s Italian campaign
precededBy Battle of the Ticinus ⓘ
result Carthaginian victory ⓘ
riverCrossing Trebbia ⓘ
surface form: Trebia River
strategicEffect strengthened Hannibal’s position in Italy ⓘ
weakened Roman forces in northern Italy ⓘ
tookPlaceNear Placentia ⓘ
modern Emilia-Romagna region ⓘ
year 218 BC ⓘ

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Battle of Trebia → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Trebia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of the Trebia
Mago Barca → battle → Battle of Trebia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of the Trebia
Battle of the Ticinus → followedBy → Battle of Trebia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of the Trebia
subject surface form: Hannibal
this entity surface form: Battle of the Trebia
Second Punic War → notableEvent → Battle of Trebia ⓘ
subject surface form: Hannibal
Battle of Lake Trasimene → precededBy → Battle of Trebia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of the Trebia
Battle of the Ticinus → relatedConflict → Battle of Trebia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of the Trebia