Battle of Capua (211 BC)

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Second Battle of Capua
Part of the Second Punic War

Date 211 BC
Location Capua, present Italy
Result capture of Capua by the Romans
Combatants
Carthage, Capua Roman Republic
Commanders
Hannibal, Bostar, Hanno Quintus Fulvius, Appius Claudius
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Second Punic War
Saguntum – Lilybaeum – Rhone – Ticinus – Trebia – Cissa – Lake Trasimene – Ebro River – Ager Falernus – Geronium – Cannae – 1st Nola – Dertosa – 2nd Nola – Cornus – 3rd Nola – Beneventum – 1st Tarentum – 1st Capua – Silarus – 1st Herdonia – Syracuse – Upper Baetis – 2nd Capua – 2nd Herdonia – Numistro – Asculum – 2nd Tarentum – Baecula – Grumentum – Metaurus – Ilipa – Crotona – Utica – Great Plains – Cirta – Po Valley – Zama

The Second Battle of Capua was fought in 211 BC when the Romans besieged Capua.

Hannibal tried to break the siege of Capua by marching on Rome. He had hoped that this threat would force the Romans to break off the siege and march back to Rome to defend it. Once the Roman army was in the open, he planned to engage the Romans in a pitched battle and defeat them once again. However Hannibal found the defences of Rome formidable and the Roman besiegers of Capua, knowing this, did not break off their siege. His feint having failed, Hannibal was forced to retreat south and Capua unrelieved fell to the Romans shortly afterwards.

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