The battle started with Scipio sending his velites forward to throw javelins at the enemy. In comparison, Scipio's force was comprised of around 3,600 Roman and auxiliary cavalry, and some light missile infantry known as velites. Hannibal had under his command around 6,000 Libyan and Iberian cavalry. The two armies met near the Ticinus River, in northwestern Italy. The Roman army that Hannibal defeated at Ticinus River was led by Publius Cornelius Scipio, the same general who had This battle was fought in November of 218 BC, just a few weeks after Hannibal hadĬrossed the Alps and descended into the Po River valley in northern Italy. Hannibal's first major victory in Italy came at the Battle of Ticinus River. However, Hannibal was able to outmaneuver Scipio and continue his march to Italy. Publius Cornelius Scipio, to intercept Hannibal in southern France. The Romans sent an army, under the command of Rome had been alerted to the movement of this large army by an allied city in southern France, called Massilia.
The journey was long and difficult, and Hannibal was forced to fight a series of battles against local Gallic tribes along the way. This was a journey of over 1500 miles and it took him almost five months to complete. Mountains, through southern France, pass through the Alps, and then finally into Italy. In order to get to Italy, he had to march from Spain, across the Pyrenees Hannibal set out from Spain in May of 218 BC with an army of 40,000 men and 37 elephants. Them to become allies of Carthage instead. He hoped that by doing this, he would stir up rebellion among the allied Italian cities of Rome and encourage Take the Carthaginian army into Italy and attack Roman cities there. Instead, Hannibal decided to go on the initiative. Hannibal knew that he could not afford to wait in Spain for the Romans to attack him.
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