Herdonia -212 BC.

 this is the 8th battle of this campaign. we are in Italie.

During the night Hanibal has deployed 1Ps in a farm and other in a small wood on his left flank. Hanibal play first.

Armys composition 

Carthage: Hanibal Cv, Cv, 2x Lh, 3xSp,1x 4Ax, 2x 4Wb and 2x Ps.

Rome: Fluvius Cv, Equite Cv, 4x $Bd,2x 3Ax,2x Sp and 2x Ps.

. Round 2. nothing apends in the first round

a) Carthage Pips= 4; on the left flank 3 pips to put teh Cvand Lh in a line and move.

on the right flank: the Ps and Ax move forward as a group.

b) Rome Pips =1 only move the Cv right to the general 

. Round 2.

a) Carthage Pips= 2: the Infline move for 2BW and the General move morehis left.

b) Rome Pips= 3: one Ps go to the farm to blok the Carthage advance. one Sp go to right the other to left.

. Round 3.

a) Carthage Pips= 4: The Ax and Ps go to combat with the Ps(r) and the last Ps(c) go to bring a debord -> Ps(r) recoil.

b) Rome Pips = 5: move the Sp more in right and align the CV+ General with. the other Sp has to go back to right and on the left flank the 3Ax go to fight the Ps(c) -> Ps(c) is killed.

Carthage 0 - Rome 1

. Round 4.

a) Carthage Pips= 6: on his left the 4Ax got contact with the 3Ax -> 3Ax recoiled and Ps(c) to ps(r)-> Ps(r) recoiled too. the inf lin go to contact the last Ps(r) ->ps(r) recoiled. hanibal move more his right.

b) Rome Pips= 4: move the Sp more in right, put the Cv+general+ Sp in contact with Lh+Cv (c)-> Cv8r) recoilled and Lh+Cv(c) recoilled too. on other flank the 3Ax and Ps Contact again carthage -> 4Ax(c) and Ps(c) recoilled.

. Round 5.

a) Carthage Pips= 3: move the inf line in contact with Ps(r) -> Ps(r) recoilled afer the 4Bd.

on the left flank the Lh+Cv contact the Sp and Hanibal closse the door -> Sp(r) is killed.

Carthage 1 - Rome 1

b) Rome Pips= 1:?. Fluvius go back .

. Round 6.

a) Carthage Pips= 3 Cv(c9 contact Fluvius and Hanibal close the door -> Flavius is killed and Lh contact the Cv(r) but recoil.

Carthage  3 - Rome 1

b) Rome Pips = 5: only attaque on the left -> Ps(r) recoil and 4Ax(c) recoil.

. Round 7. 

a) Cathage Pips= 5 Only on the left flank again Cv(r) with Cv(c) closse the door  -> dude

b) Rome Pips = 3: put the line in combat

-> 24Wb are killed but on the right the Cv(r) is also killed.

Carthage 4 - Rome 3

small victory for Hanibal.