Battle of Trebbia

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Adda
gptkbp:aftermath Carthaginian control of northern Italy
gptkbp:alliance Italian allies
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Carthaginian_army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Hannibal
gptkb:Tiberius_Sempronius_Longus
gptkbp:consequences retreat to Rome
gptkbp:date 218 BC
gptkbp:finale_date December 218 BC
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Lake_Trasimene
gptkbp:has_ability gptkb:none
gptkbp:historical_debate pursue the enemy
gptkbp:historical_figure underestimating the enemy
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated Hannibal's military genius
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Livy
gptkb:Polybius
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Trebbia
gptkbp:impact weakened Roman confidence
gptkbp:is_inhabited_by strategic position
gptkbp:landscape gptkb:valley
gptkbp:location Trebbia River, Italy
gptkbp:military_branch legionaries
gptkbp:military_strategy direct confrontation
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:Libyan_infantry
gptkbp:mood low
gptkbp:notable_battle surprise attack
further campaigns in Italy
boosted Hannibal's reputation
gptkbp:notable_rider gptkb:Numidian_cavalry
gptkbp:notable_story_arc feigned retreat
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ticinus
gptkbp:result Carthaginian victory
gptkbp:significance part of the Second Punic War
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:none
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Hannibal_Barca
gptkb:war
high
approximately 1,500
approximately 10,000
diverse troops
divide and conquer
crossing the river
ambush
flanking maneuver
legion and allied troops
straightforward assault
gptkbp:temple vulnerable position
gptkbp:weight approximately 30,000
approximately 40,000