Battle of Cannae-New maps 

Hi these are the new maps for battle of cannae.

As daly mentioned that initially the front of Hannibal was straight line, but became a crescent shaped once hannibal took farward the regiments from his center. The african infantry at the flanks was deployed in a the form of columns to facilitate the maneuverability of its men in order to encircle the Roman flanks.

Hannibals cavalry engaged with the opposing cavalry at the wings while hannibal led the regiments from his center, farward to the romans, thus forming a crescent shape front.

Cavalry at roman's right flanks attacked at rear by the carthagian cavalry. Roman infantry engaged with carthagian infantry and while african infantry at the flanks remained un-engaged.

Hannibal's center under a controled retreat to in a horse-shoe formation to draw more romans in side the horse shoe, roman line lost cohesion. Roman cavalry of right wing routed, while roman cavalry at left wing facing two prong attacks, from front and at rear. African cavalry in action.

Roman cavalry completely routed from the field. Roman infantry traped in the horse shoe like formation of carthagian army african infantry encircled the romans flanks and carthagian cavalry attacked roman infantry at the rear, thus completely encircling the romans army.