What is Battle of the Trebia?
[[Image:Battle trebia-en.png|right|250px]] The '''Battle of the Trebia''' (or '''Trebbia''') was the first major battle of the [[Second Punic War]]. It was fought between the [[Carthage|Carthaginian]] forces of [[Hannibal]] and the [[Roman Republic]] in December [[218|218 BC]] at or around the [[winter solstice]]. {{-}} The Carthaginian forces of [[Hannibal|Hannibal Barca]] defeated the [[Roman army]], les by Tiberius Sempronius Longus, on the banks of the Trebbia River. Only 4,000-5,000 Carthaginian soldiers fell during the conflict, far fewer than the Romans' 26,000-32,000 causalities. [[Category:210s BC]] [[Category:Punic Wars|Trebia]] [[Category:Emilia-Romagna]]