Battle of the Trebbia

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:aftermath Roman forces retreated
gptkbp:alliance Italian allies
gptkbp:casualties high for Romans
lower for Carthaginians
gptkbp:combat_role overwhelmed
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Carthaginian_army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Hannibal
gptkb:Tiberius_Sempronius_Longus
gptkbp:date 218 BC
gptkbp:feud invade Italy
gptkbp:finale_date December 218 BC
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Lake_Trasimene
gptkbp:historical_debate hasty
gptkbp:historical_figure retreat to Placentia
gptkbp:historical_significance pivotal moment in Second Punic War
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Livy
gptkb:Polybius
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Trebbia
gptkbp:impact demoralized Roman troops
gptkbp:landscape gptkb:valley
gptkbp:location Trebbia River, Italy
gptkbp:military_branch legionaries
high after victory
low after defeat
gptkbp:military_strategy meticulous
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:Libyan_infantry
gptkbp:notable_battle boosted morale
gptkbp:notable_rider gptkb:Numidian_cavalry
decisive
gptkbp:notable_story_arc false retreat
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Second_Punic_War
gptkbp:preceded_by Battle of the Rhone
gptkbp:result Carthaginian victory
gptkbp:significance demonstrated Hannibal's tactical genius
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:significant
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Hannibal_Barca
gptkb:war
approximately 40,000
approximately 50,000
conventional warfare
minimal
divide and conquer
surprise attack
enhanced
ambush
direct assault
flanking maneuver
legion and auxiliary troops
mixed troops
gptkbp:weight superior cavalry
numerical superiority
gptkbp:year 218 BC