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Battle of Zama
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The Battle of ZAMA
THE END
After the Elephant attack the Roman infantry attack the Carthaginians infantry. Hannibal's infantry take on advancing Romans but try to fall back into its second line unsuccessfully.
Roman Advance
At the same time the Roman infantry attacks the Carthaginians the Roman Calvary attacks the Carthaginian Calvary and they flee off the battlefield
The roman Calvery returned and attacked the rear of the Carthaginian's boxing them in. Hannibal's infantry isn't as well trained as the Romans (excluding Hannibal's few veterans). Romans Win
Hannibal escaped to his base in Hadrumetum and gave Carthage advise to continue to fight the Romans
To begin the battle Hannibal had elephants charge in attempt to scare and confuse the enemy, Scipio was prepared and his soldiers made gaps for the elephants to run through and made loud sounds to scare the elephants. Scipio anticipation of the elephants was a key to the battle and helped neutralized his opponents strength.
Carthaginian Army Setup
Roman Army Setup
Roman Army Setup : 3 lines of infantry with gaps in between and Calvary on both sides of the infantry
Carthaginian setup: 3 line of infantry, elephants in front of the infantry and Calvary to the sides of the infantry
- October 19 202 BC
- Location: Zama( 50 miles south of Carthage) North Africa
- Armies: Roman Republic vs Carthage
- Generals: Hannibal Barca - Carthaginian
Scipio Africanus - Roman
- Culminating Battle in the 2nd Punic Wars
- Result: Roman Victory
Background
Hannibal Barca
- about 50,000 infantry
- 4,000 cavalry
- 80 elephants
About 54,000 men
Scipio Africanus
- 34,000 infantry
- 3,000 cavalry
- 6,000 Numidian cavalry
About 43,000 men
General Publius Cornelius Scipio received the cognomen Africanus and became the world's greatest general
After Battle math-
Carthaginian losses
Roman losses
- 500 dead
- 4,000 injured
- 20,000 dead
- 20,000 sold as slaves
- 11,000 injured