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Clean arrows, labeled flanks... pure tactical satisfaction
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Clean arrows, labeled flanks... pure tactical satisfaction

The Battle of Cannae (216 BC) is considered the masterpiece of tactical military history, where Hannibal Barca, with a smaller, diverse army of roughly 50,000, defeated a Roman army of over 86,000. Hannibal used a "double envelopment" or "pincer" maneuver, luring the Roman army into a position where they were surrounding themselves. 

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