Battle of Numistro
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| date | 210 BC Chr. |
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| place | Numistro , Italy |
| output | no clear result |
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Saguntum - Lilybaeum II - Rhone - Ticinus - Trebia - Cissa - Lake Trasimeno - Ager Falernus - Geronium - Cannae - Nola I - Nola II - Ibera - Cornus - Nola III - Beneventum I - Syracuse - Tarentum I - Capua I - Beneventum II - Silarus - Herdonia I - Upper Baetis - Capua II - Herdonia II - Numistro - Asculum - Tarentum II - New Carthage - Baecula - Grumentum - Metaurus - Ilipa - Crotona - Large fields - Cirta - Zama
The Battle of Numistro was a skirmish between Hannibal on the side of the Carthaginians and the forces of Marcellus on the side of the Roman Empire around 210 BC. Chr.
prehistory
After the Second Battle of Herdonia was victorious for the Carthaginians, Hannibal had the city of Numistro plundered, as it fought on the side of the Romans. He set up camp on a hill in front of the city and expected an attack from the consul Marcus Claudius Marcellus, who furiously pursued the Carthaginians because of his defeat at Herdonia. The Roman army encamped in the plain, which is why Marcellus was in a bad position to start the battle. He attempted a surprise attack on Hannibal at dawn, but this failed due to the vigilance of the Carthaginian guards. A battle of two wedged armies ensued.
procedure
The battle lasted a full day without the generals being able to make much use of their strategies. At dusk, the fight was stopped due to fatigue of the warriors. The next day the Carthaginians set out again, closely followed by the Romans. This persecution ended in the Battle of Asculum .
literature
- Peter Connolly : Hannibal and the enemies of Rome , ISBN 3-7886-0182-5 , p. 71 ff