page_title: Numidian cavalry
hierarchical_section_title: Numidian cavalry
caption_attribution_description: English: Second Punic War, The Battle of Cannae; destruction of the Roman army (red color) by Hannibal's forces (blue)
context_page_description: Numidian cavalry was a type of light cavalry developed by the Numidians. After they were used by Hannibal during the Second Punic War, they were described by the Roman historian Livy as "by far the best horsemen in Africa."
context_section_description: Numidian cavalry was a type of light cavalry developed by the Numidians. After they were used by Hannibal during the Second Punic War, they were described by the Roman historian Livy as "by far the best horsemen in Africa."
caption: The battle of Cannae, where the Numidian cavalry helped to defeat the Roman cavalry, allowing the Carthaginians (blue) to encircle and defeat the Roman army (red)
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