The Battle of Rhone Crossing took place during the Second Punic War. The Carthaginian army under Hannibal Barca, while marching to Italy in the autumn of 218 BC, fought an army of the Gaulish tribe of Volcae on the east bank of the Rhone River possibly near Aurasio. The pro-Roman Volcae, acting on behalf of a Roman army camped on the east bank near Marseille, intended to prevent the Carthaginians from crossing and invading Italy.

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  • Carthage
  • Volcae, a tribe of Gauls
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  • Decisive Carthaginian Victory
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  • 38,000 infantry
  • 8,000 cavalry, 37 elephants
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  • Unknown
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  • Carthage
  • Volcae, a tribe of Gauls
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  • Decisive Carthaginian Victory
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  • 38,000 infantry
  • 8,000 cavalry, 37 elephants
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  • The Battle of Rhone Crossing took place during the Second Punic War. The Carthaginian army under Hannibal Barca, while marching to Italy in the autumn of 218 BC, fought an army of the Gaulish tribe of Volcae on the east bank of the Rhone River possibly near Aurasio. The pro-Roman Volcae, acting on behalf of a Roman army camped on the east bank near Marseille, intended to prevent the Carthaginians from crossing and invading Italy. Devising a plan to circumvent the Volcae, the Carthaginians, before crossing the river to attack the Gauls, had sent a detachment upriver under Hanno, son of Bomilcar, to cross at a different point and take position behind the Gauls. Hannibal led the main army across after Hanno sent smoke signals saying that the ambush was in place. As the Gauls massed to oppose Hannibal’s force, Hanno attacked them from behind and routed their army. Although the battle was not fought against a Roman army, the main protagonist of the Punic Wars, the result of the battle had a profound effect on the war. Had the Carthaginians been prevented from crossing the Rhone, invasion of Italy in 218 might not have taken place. This is the first major battle Hannibal fought outside the Iberian Peninsula.
  • La Batalla del cruce del Ródano fue un enfrentamiento ocurrido en la Segunda Guerra Púnica. El ejército de Cartago, bajo Aníbal Barca, marchaba a Italia en el otoño de 218 a. C. , cuando tuvo que luchar con un ejército de la tribu gala de los volcos en la orilla del este del Ródano, posiblemente cerca de Aurasio. Los cartagineses, antes del cruce del río que preparaban para atacar a los galos, habían enviado un pequeño contingente en lo alto, bajo Hannón, hijo de Bomilcar, para cruzar el río en un punto diferente y tomar posiciones detrás de los galos. Aníbal condujo el ejército principal a través del rio después el humo enviado por Hannón, señal de la emboscada. Cuando los galos se congregaron para oponerse a la fuerza de Aníbal, Hannon los atacó por detrás y exterminó su ejército. Aunque la batalla no fuera luchada contra un ejército romano, el resultado de la batalla tuvo un profundo efecto sobre la guerra. Si los cartagineses no hubieron podido cruzar el Ródano, la invasión de Italia en 218 a. C. podría no haber ocurrido. Esta era la primera batalla principal que Aníbal había luchado fuera de la Península Ibérica.
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  • Battle of Rhone Crossing
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  • Late September, 218 BC
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  • Debated location, Rhone River, present-day France
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  • Decisive Carthaginian Victory
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  • 38,000 infantry, 8,000 cavalry, 37 elephants
  • Unknown
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  • The Battle of Rhone Crossing took place during the Second Punic War. The Carthaginian army under Hannibal Barca, while marching to Italy in the autumn of 218 BC, fought an army of the Gaulish tribe of Volcae on the east bank of the Rhone River possibly near Aurasio. The pro-Roman Volcae, acting on behalf of a Roman army camped on the east bank near Marseille, intended to prevent the Carthaginians from crossing and invading Italy.
  • La Batalla del cruce del Ródano fue un enfrentamiento ocurrido en la Segunda Guerra Púnica. El ejército de Cartago, bajo Aníbal Barca, marchaba a Italia en el otoño de 218 a. C. , cuando tuvo que luchar con un ejército de la tribu gala de los volcos en la orilla del este del Ródano, posiblemente cerca de Aurasio.
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  • Batalla del cruce del Ródano
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