Original sentence: For instance, Norman Schwarzkopf, the commander of the Coalition Forces in the Gulf War, studied Cannae and employed the principles Hannibal used in his highly successful ground campaign against the much less impressive Iraqi forces
Edited sentence: For instance, Norman Schwarzkopf, the commander of the Coalition Forces in the Gulf War, studied Cannae and employed the principles Hannibal used, in his highly successful ground campaign albeit instead of a well-trained, well-equipped foe in superior numbers he was facing a static Iraqi Army, worn down by eight years of struggle with Iran and battered by weeks of unopposed aerial campaign, thus making his strategic efforts a bit redundant