The Battle of Geronium or Gerunium is part of the Second Punic War, where a large skirmish and an ambush took place in the summer and autumn of 217 BC respectively. After winning the Battle of Ager Falernus, the army of Hannibal, marched north then east towards Apulia through Samnium. Hannibal was cautiously followed by the Roman army under the dictator Quintus Fabius Maximus, keeping with the "Fabian strategy".
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- The Battle of Geronium or Gerunium is part of the Second Punic War, where a large skirmish and an ambush took place in the summer and autumn of 217 BC respectively. After winning the Battle of Ager Falernus, the army of Hannibal, marched north then east towards Apulia through Samnium. Hannibal was cautiously followed by the Roman army under the dictator Quintus Fabius Maximus, keeping with the "Fabian strategy". This policy was becoming unpopular in Rome, and Fabius was compelled to return to Rome to defend his actions under the guise of observing some religious obligations. Marcus Minucius Rufus, left in command, managed to catch the Carthaginians off guard near their camp in Geronium and inflict severe losses on them in a large skirmish. This “victory” caused the Romans, disgruntled with Fabius, to elevate Minucius to the equal rank of the dictator. Minucius took command of half the army and camped separately from Fabius near Geronium. Hannibal, informed of this development, laid an elaborate trap, which drew out Minucius and his army in detail, and then attacked it from all sides. The timely arrival of Fabius with the other half of the army enabled Minucius to escape after a severe mauling. After the battle, Minucius turned over his army to Fabius and resumed the duties of Master of Horse.
- La batalla de Geronium fue un encuentro armado que tuvo lugar durante la Segunda Guerra Púnica entre Cartago y la República Romana en el año 217 a. C. El ejército de Aníbal Barca, tras vencer en la batalla del Ager Falernus, marchó al norte y luego al este hacia Apulia, a través del Samnio. Sin embargo, era seguido de cerca y muy cautelosamente por el dictador Quinto Fabio Máximo, que seguía lo que más tarde recibiría el nombre de estrategia fabiana. Esta táctica militar se estaba volviendo impopular en Roma, y Fabio se vio obligado a volver a Roma para defender sus acciones bajo la excusa de la observancia de algunas obligaciones religiosas. Mientras tanto, Marco Minucio Rufo, su magister equitum, quedó al mando, y fue capaz de tomar a los cartagineses con la guardia baja cerca de su campamento de Geronium e inflingir duras pérdidas en una importante escaramuza. Esta victoria hizo que los romanos, descontentos con Fabio, elevasen a Minucio a un rango igual que el del dictador: Minucio tomó el mando de la mitad del ejército y acampó en un campamento separado del de Fabio, cerca de Geronium. Aníbal, informado de estos hechos, creó una elaborada trampa que atrajo a Minucio y a su ejército para luego atacarlo desde todos los flancos. La llegada a tiempo de Fabio con la otra mitad del ejército permitió a Minucio escapar tras recibir duras pérdidas. Tras la batalla, Minucio retornó el mando de su ejército a Fabio y retomó sus deberes como Maestro del Caballo.
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- The Battle of Geronium or Gerunium is part of the Second Punic War, where a large skirmish and an ambush took place in the summer and autumn of 217 BC respectively. After winning the Battle of Ager Falernus, the army of Hannibal, marched north then east towards Apulia through Samnium. Hannibal was cautiously followed by the Roman army under the dictator Quintus Fabius Maximus, keeping with the "Fabian strategy".
- La batalla de Geronium fue un encuentro armado que tuvo lugar durante la Segunda Guerra Púnica entre Cartago y la República Romana en el año 217 a. C. El ejército de Aníbal Barca, tras vencer en la batalla del Ager Falernus, marchó al norte y luego al este hacia Apulia, a través del Samnio. Sin embargo, era seguido de cerca y muy cautelosamente por el dictador Quinto Fabio Máximo, que seguía lo que más tarde recibiría el nombre de estrategia fabiana.
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