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... plains of Dauphiné and reached the first ascent of the Alps . This was near the northern extremity of that ridge of limestone mountains which , rising suddenly out of the plains to a height of 5000 feet , fills up the space between the ...
... plains of Dauphiné and reached the first ascent of the Alps . This was near the northern extremity of that ridge of limestone mountains which , rising suddenly out of the plains to a height of 5000 feet , fills up the space between the ...
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... plains of Dauphiné , Han- nibal and his army stood on the summit of the central ridge of the Alps , supposed to be the summit of the little St. Bernard Pass . The period of the year was about the end of October ; the first winter snows ...
... plains of Dauphiné , Han- nibal and his army stood on the summit of the central ridge of the Alps , supposed to be the summit of the little St. Bernard Pass . The period of the year was about the end of October ; the first winter snows ...
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... plain of Fuentes Onoro , in the face of an overwhelming French force of 5000 cavalry , 15 guns , and a large body of infantry in support . 8. The confidence Hannibal felt in the superiority of his own genius , is manifested by his plan ...
... plain of Fuentes Onoro , in the face of an overwhelming French force of 5000 cavalry , 15 guns , and a large body of infantry in support . 8. The confidence Hannibal felt in the superiority of his own genius , is manifested by his plan ...
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... plain of Central Italy which extends from Perusia to Spoletum , and is traversed by the great road from Ariminum to Rome . Here Hannibal , learning that Flaminius had at length quitted Arretium and was upon his trail , prepared an ...
... plain of Central Italy which extends from Perusia to Spoletum , and is traversed by the great road from Ariminum to Rome . Here Hannibal , learning that Flaminius had at length quitted Arretium and was upon his trail , prepared an ...
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... plains of Umbria , and having failed in an attempt to surprise Spoletum , crossed the Apennines in the direction of Ancona , invaded Picenum , and , levying contributions in every direction , marched by the coast - road into Apulia ...
... plains of Umbria , and having failed in an attempt to surprise Spoletum , crossed the Apennines in the direction of Ancona , invaded Picenum , and , levying contributions in every direction , marched by the coast - road into Apulia ...
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