Battle of the Ticinus

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The Battle of the Ticinus was an early cavalry engagement of the Second Punic War in 218 BC, where Hannibal defeated Roman forces shortly after crossing the Alps into Italy.

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Generate an image of the Battle of the Ticinus (The Battle of the Ticinus was an early cavalry engagement of the Second Punic War in 218 BC, where Hannibal defeated Roman forces shortly after crossing the Alps into Italy.)

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Carthage ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
campaign Hannibal’s advance into the Po Valley ⓘ
cause Roman attempt to block Hannibal after his entry into Italy ⓘ
combatType cavalry engagement ⓘ
commander Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus ⓘ
Hannibal Barca ⓘ
Publius Cornelius Scipio ⓘ
linked to: Scipio Africanus
conflict Second Punic War ⓘ
date 218 BC ⓘ
era Ancient Rome ⓘ
linked to: Roman Antiquity
followedBy Battle of the Trebia ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Trebia
forceComposition mainly cavalry with some light infantry support ⓘ
historicalPeriod 3rd century BC ⓘ
location Cisalpine Gaul ⓘ
near the Ticinus River ⓘ
northern Italy ⓘ
modernRiverName Ticino ⓘ
notableEvent Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus reputedly saved his father’s life ⓘ
notableFeature one of the first clashes between Hannibal and Roman forces in Italy ⓘ
notableParticipant Hannibal Barca ⓘ
Publius Cornelius Scipio ⓘ
linked to: Scipio Africanus

Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus ⓘ
linked to: Scipio Africanus
opponentCommander Hannibal Barca ⓘ
Publius Cornelius Scipio ⓘ
linked to: Scipio Africanus
partOf Hannibal’s Italian campaign ⓘ
precededBy Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps ⓘ
primaryForces Carthaginian cavalry ⓘ
linked to: Carthaginian army

Numidian light cavalry ⓘ
Roman cavalry ⓘ
relatedConflict Battle of Cannae ⓘ
Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ
Battle of the Trebia ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Trebia
result Carthaginian victory ⓘ
river Ticinus River ⓘ
linked to: Ticino River
sideLost Roman Republic ⓘ
sideWon Carthage ⓘ
strategicEffect encouraged Gallic tribes to support Hannibal ⓘ
secured Carthaginian control over much of Cisalpine Gaul ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Roman cavalry driven from the field ⓘ
Roman forces forced to withdraw across the Po River ⓘ
theater Italian Peninsula ⓘ
year 218 BC ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hannibal → notableBattle → Battle of the Ticinus ⓘ
subject linked to: Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
Second Punic War → notableEvent → Battle of Ticinus ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Ticinus
Battle of Trebia → precededBy → Battle of the Ticinus ⓘ
Mago Barca → battle → Battle of the Ticinus ⓘ
Hannibal's crossing of the Alps → followedBy → Battle of the Ticinus ⓘ
Publius Cornelius Scipio (consul 218 BC) → battle → Battle of Ticinus ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Ticinus
Alpine crossing → chronologicallyPrecedes → Battle of the Ticinus ⓘ