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8/14/2019 Between the Wars-Telamon

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Between the Wars

240-219 BC

& The Battle of Telamon


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After the First Punic War

Carthage embroiled in Mercenary War

Hamilcar in charge; limited history, merciless

Corsica and Sardinia are seized from

Carthage while she is distracted and unable

to fight back.

Carthage expands her empire in Spain under

Hamilcar


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The Gauls Again

The Romans expand northward into the Po

Valley in the 240s and 230s.


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The Gallic Response

Feeling threatened, the Boii of the Po ally with theGaesatae of Transalpine Gaul. Rome concedes Spain to Carthage

Rome rallies her legions Consul, Gaius Atilius Regulus (son of Marcus of 1st

Punic War, brother to another Marcus, consul in 227BC) is in Sardinia

Consul, Lucius Aemilius Papus with 2nd army on eastcoast of Italy near Venice.

Praetor (name unknown) with allied army in Etruria


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March South

The Gauls march south, and the Praetor and

most of his force were destroyed in an

ambush near Clusium.

Papus appear near, the Gauls decide to go

along the west coast homewardPapus

follows. Regulus lands near Pisa and marches south.


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The Battle of Telamon

Regulus scouts meet Gauls on a hill, Gauls

think its Papus.

Regulus advances, Gauls realize its anotherarmy, not Papus.

The Gallic army split, each half facing

outwards, back to back to fight bothRegulus and Papus at the same time


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Forces

Roman

Generals Regulus and

Papus 70,000 combined

infantry

5,400 cavalry

Gauls

Generals Concolitanus

and Aneroestes 50,000 infantry

20,000 cavalry


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Death of a Consul

Regulus dies on the main hill; his head is broughtto the Gallic chiefs. Romans take the hill

Gaesatae take heavy casualties due to lack ofarmor (fighting naked) and the Roman javelins(pila).

The Romans press in and their cavalry turn theGallic flank. 40,000 Gauls killed, 10,000 taken prisoner including

Concolitanus. Aneroestes escapes but commits suicide.

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