Eventually, the Carthaginian cavalry swept round and closed the gap, completely surrounding the Roman army. The mass of legionaries in the rear ranks forced the front ranks unstoppably forward, not knowing they were enveloping themselves. Hannibal, on the other hand, deployed his finest troops on the flanks of his army, anticipating the central Roman attack. As the Carthaginian centre collapsed, the sides folded in on the Roman flanks. The Romans concentrated their heavy infantry in the centre, hoping to smash through the middle of the Carthaginian army. The Carthaginian general Hannibal, having marched his army across the Alps and defeated two Roman armies at Trebia and Lake Trasimene, sought to engage the Romans in a final decisive battle. Casualties: Carthaginians 10,000 Romans 50,000
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