Hannibal of Carthage
Hannibal of Carthage: "The Father of Strategy" Through out history there have been many great military leaders, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Generals Washington, Grant and Charles Lewis Puller. The one however that sticks out the most is General Hannibal of Carthage. Often called the "Father of Strategy" his march over the Alps is one of the most famous attacks in military history. Hannibal beat the Roman Army time and time again before in suicide in 183 BC. Hannibal was born 247 BC, the son of Hamilcar Barca, the current General of the Carthaginian Army. Hannibal's training as a military leader began at the age of nine when he went to Spain to be with his father. At Hamilcar's request Hannibal pledged an oath of hate towards the Roman Empire because of Carthages lost to the Romans in the First Punic War (261-241 BC). After Hamilcar's death in 228 BC, Hannibal's brother in law, Hasdrubal, assumed command of the Carthaginian Army. Seven years, in 221BC, Hasdrubal was assassinated. In those years, during Hasdrubal's command, Hannibal was the main officer to carry out all of Hasdrubal's plans. Hannibal was the unanimous choice to lead the Carthaginian Army. Hannibal sought to extend the Carthage domain further in Spain. By 219 he h
Snow was already on the high passes of the Alps. When Syria was defeated, part of the peace treaty was the surrender of Hannibal to the Romans. Hannibal ended his life and fight against the Romans by taking poison in 147 BC. Before Hannibal could get there his brother was killed in combat. In 202 BC Hannibal was called to defend the declining Carthage power in the north coast of Africa. Many argue that Hannibal's biggest mistake was not attacking Rome after this victory, when it was in a weak state and when he was at his most powerful state. More than half of the Roman Army was lost. Instead of storming Rome, Hannibal marched through Italy in to Apulia and destroyed as he proceeded, but suffered heavy losses in manpower. With a new war upon him, Hannibal conjured up a plan of attack. Hannibal circled around the Romans forcing them in to each other confusing the Romans, then easily destroyed then with his calvary. Rome once again demanded the surrender of Hannibal. In the spring of 217 BC Hannibal handed the Roman Counsel Gaius Flaminius, who was killed in battle, a huge loss at the battle of Lake Trasimene. There his younger men fled, some to the Romans, and his veteran warriors were simply beat. In October of 218 BC, he crossed the Rhone river and ventured into what made him so famous.
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