The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-07-21


fighting. HANNIBAL, therefore, returned 10
his tents, being obliged TO content himself with
the Roman soldiers in getting
water for their purposes, 10y an attack OF
light-horse This insult inhamed the rage of
yARRo Next day was his turn 20 command.
Let PoLyBIus tell the rest
.swhen Varro took the command the next day,
he drew the forces from notA tlo caili's AZ Gay
Ii ght, and pasainE those from tho greater camp
der Of battle and uuitinS with Them those from the
smaller camp, drew them upon the same me- Inc
whole. when drawn UP, iaclnE the SOUTH; TN ms
placed the Roman cavalry. Next to them, and
on limo with theIu. he drew up the, Roman
infantry, crowdtn- the standards much closer
to ether than usual. and making The depth OF
the maniples many times greater than the breadth
lie placed the auxiliary cavalry on his extreme
lett. distributing the 4ht troops IN equal gro-
portions along the front of his Whole line; The
army thus drawn out it battle array, numbered.
With its auxliaries. eighty thousand infantry, ard
above six thousand cavalry In like manner, Han
nibai crossed ne flpei a's % I i sc r
two divisions and drew them up iac'ns tho enemy
On lbs extreme left, upon the flTer ana if9h{i,n"
nan horse; next to them hal: of his heavy armed
African infantry their right. the Gallo arg Inc
rian infantry; on the r!1ht OF these AIN me re
mainin half of his heavy armed Africans, ami on
lis extreme ri hit. iacny the Roman anXi,Iary c2vI
airy, the Numldian horse. " hen ne ma H'i'S!t"
this disposition. he pushed forward us centre.
composed of 8auls and lbcrians SO fhat US HthhHS
ITS middle. pro ectln- far IN advance, liE go
IL tine shape of crescent, convex to ths t"ht- u:e
ranks heinz very thin. " ls'IInS }ae Aureus ~
stand fast IN the meantime he, r. TINS lethSii a.
ran ed II so that the Gauls and ihcTians Should re
ceye the first shock of the battle. - .
THE African infantry were G az IN roman III HOT
tho epoil Of HannIha's pr"cednr victories Inc
shield of the Gauls and lbGrans were me me f fle
ms baln blunt At the POINT ana MAGE i"I IrihinS
only, bile those of the Gauia nnh' DO iSeH tihi
nations were drawn out ia alternate companies ard
being the Gauls naked from the waist up me lbe
rians clothed IN robes al white itneh ed1ed WIN
purDle after The fashion OF their counTics they
presented a stran Q and terrible spec ncie The en-
horse and 90 500 initutry, including the 6dniS~
Emilius comma nded The right Wing OF the Romans,
Varro the left, ana S"r!IiInS and KeguioS' con%us
of the precediu: ,ear, the centre. On the Cartia
ginian side Hasdrual commended the left. Hanno
the ri ht and Hannibal himself with his brother
Naga the centre. When thus drawn out. the Ro-
mans faced the South as | have already SAID the
Cnrtha jnans the North aud the rising sun shone
on the ilankS OF both armies.
THE action commenced 10y iudecisve skirmlsh-
in between the iisht troops of both sides. The
Gallo and lherlan horse on the Cartha &inlan left,
attackln the cavalry OF the Roman r tht, q
combatants contended not as usual by charlIn5
and Wheeling bu, rushing nj once TO close quarters,
dsmount ed and f"u.ht man TO man. The result
| was that the CaTthn> inifnS were victorious, aud
| put much the lar-Cr portion OF the Holman eaEaH!
| to the sword on the apo. the Romans + htn5
hrayeiy and hercey 10 the last. Pursuing the sur
yyors aOn1 ne riverthc, CUt them 70 pieces With
| ont mercy. In the meantime. the infantry or both
| IN ged. For n short time the lbertans and r9uIS
maintained their formation, and braEeis witlstood
borne down b. the WEI ht OF the onset, they gave
wa and retiring in confusion reversed the figure
eagerly. broke through the ranks OF the enc
ny, where the GHuls were statIoncd, md the troops
| from noth wings DE- an to crowd upon the centre;
where the battle WAS IA IN; for it 50 happened
that ill came not into action At the same tine, but
ne centre before tn VIII OWN 70 the circEiH-
lance OF the centre being formed INTO the shape az
crescent convex 10 the front aud advanced before
the win. :. Following the retreat Of the Gauls the
Romans rushed from the WIN 10 The centfe'auFah-
Gin SO far IN pursuit, that thcy passed entirely y,
ne Africans, who stood upon either ranh. Ci
these LATER those Who we're on tho HEhl VIII
wheeled to the left. those Who were ON The Tell
Frnet ,o =" t {' ar. ~ th . Ernnn b
was exactly what Hannibal had desl, Md. The
Romans were instantly assaulted on boih tanks ~
the AillCanS as soon as they reached the p'!f'
Of junction between them and he G9us. Iu1nI4-
upon those ASSISTANTS IN flank me Romans tojAhl
by plalanXes, but man to man. ana company /"
company. i'll, ..,.,,s
the Romaus and been present tthH cavalry crII al
escaped rnm that cataStrol he. Wshn 10 ~,
example of deeds. we'll words 10 ms troops aGd
seem. that the late the bllledePeiHFj 1n., f,t
issue oi the struE lie between u" Two bod OF m
anr,. he saioped To the coEtGe where it was rat-
Ine, Gtlachnr and attached ri ihG stlr "yihcdti
md encouraging and exciting the Romans IS ven
by his words RS his ACES. Iannh4 iehhy IN NE
manner: Tor ne, too, Was IN the centre 81 ms army
in the meantime the NumidI ms on the Carth1@In-
ian right, attackin- the auxiliary cavalry 81 the 10
man left neither achieved any Nlct"ft. nor suffered
mach loss, owing TO the peculiar character oi the
combat. Tor they merely shlrnl$hCd WITH the enc
ny. and KEPT nm amused. until !iaSdrG'rtI ha'!nE
put nearly al the cavalry CO." the Homan n III 10 tie
sword, arrived to their assistance from the Cfrtha-
inian left. Seeing him advance, the auxiliary cav
9lry Immediately broke ground and ned. 1t was f
;hen that Hasdrnbal performed brilliant and lm- .
purtant service Seem that The NumIdlanS were +
not uuly more numerous tIsu tie F9Aleu cavalry. p
nut that they were veteran soldiers, and oh .
sets OF great terror 10 tn" iu1ityeS, he dis
patched them IN pursuit, End Jed the rest OF (
la cavalry % the assistance ci the AIrIcanS.-
Falling fIiriotSi, upon the roar 1T the Romans, .
ma kim rty,t ;lpI G. . +
tlted thu. ceUIl "a Of tin A!TiCtHs, ut The same /
.me that he depressed and terrified the Romans, :
VI TINS roriod .! The battle, Locins hHIn> Pau /
lnS fell, co. cred N!H wounds. ard SLANT the
melee. lie Il man. who thTuu hout ms Whole /
lie. and especlaIT uHon tins fatal day. always DIS .
charged his duty - ms country II ever man did
and the Romans. tuou h surrounded on all sldHS f
till continued 10 resist, with the most undauuted !
-ourl- g. But their numbers becoming every mo- .
,Hsnt thinner, attacked on all SIDES, without the .
disability Of retreat. they fell to n Among /
he preceding Year. both brave men. and worthy 81 !
Rome. Outside OF this slau liter and strife, the |
NumIdjaNg followed the fUeft,yc cavalry, sa, inG t
no rl1J0ity oil them, ana driving the rest from /
their horses. y few escaped into enusIuTn amonE /
whom the Consul Earro. man OF sordid !
mind whose consulshp had well nigh been fatal to !
'o5 lat by both parties with the utmost bravery. as
the result sufficiently proves; for of 100 Roman
cavalry, only 10 troopers escaped, while OF their
llliea horscmen, not more than 800 saved them |
selves hy ilyins into the mel hborInk towns. o. /
he nllntrs about 10 600 were taken prisoners. and
three Thousand escaped tn the al DINING towns /
all the rest, about 10000 IN NUMBER, we're siam !
Ipon tho field of battle From the result OF this
cattle il becomes evident tAat 1t Is better to have
prepoude rant force OF cavalry ana not more imam
half the infantry OF the eneniy than to te merei,
Hannibal was 600 Gauls, and about 200 me
ians and Africans. About 200 cavalry were killed.