Battle of the River Trebia

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Roman forces retreated
gptkbp:alliance Italian allies
gptkbp:artistic_legacy military genius
gptkbp:casualties approximately 1,500
approximately 20,000
gptkbp:combat_radius 30,000 troops
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Roman_army
gptkb:Carthaginian_army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Hannibal
gptkb:Tiberius_Sempronius_Longus
gptkbp:date 218 BC
gptkbp:finale_date December 218 BC
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Lake_Trasimene
gptkbp:historical_debate to engage in battle
gptkbp:historical_figure underestimating the enemy
failed commander
recalled to Rome
gptkbp:historical_significance pivotal battle in the Second Punic War
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Livy
gptkb:Polybius
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the River Trebia
gptkbp:impact weakened Roman position
gptkbp:involved_units 40,000 troops
gptkbp:landscape gptkb:valley
gptkbp:location River Trebia
gptkbp:military_branch legionaries
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:Libyan_infantry
gptkbp:mood low after defeat
gptkbp:notable_battle boosted morale
Roman strategic retreat
gptkbp:notable_rider gptkb:Numidian_cavalry
gptkbp:notable_story_arc feigned retreat
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Second_Punic_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ticinus
gptkbp:result Carthaginian victory
gptkbp:significance demonstrated Hannibal's tactical genius
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Hannibal_Barca
gptkb:Tiberius_Sempronius_Longus
gptkb:war
surprise attack
increased
flanking maneuvers
defensive formations
crossing the river
encirclement
ambush
infantry and cavalry
well-coordinated
disorganized
use of cavalry
flanking maneuver
reinforcements arrival
direct confrontation
high after victory
exploiting terrain
legions and allies
gptkbp:weight approximately 30,000
approximately 40,000
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ager_Apenninus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5