Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: June 27, 1863., [Electronic resource]. You can also browse the collection for Hannibal or search for Hannibal in all documents.

Your search returned 1 result in 1 document section:

The Daily Dispatch: June 27, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Yankee incursion and its Objects. (search)
of the fallen Emperor at St. Helena, and in the memoire dictated to Gourgand and Montholore he triumphantly vindicated his operations. He referred to the career of many great Generals, both of ancient and modern times, to show that in their most famous and most successful campaigns they had proceeded exactly as he had proceeded on the occasions called in question by Jomini. Thus Alexander set out from Sardis and marched beyond the gates of Asia, leaving behind him 1,500 miles of country — Hannibal marched from Cadiz through the South of France, over the Alps, and through the entire length of Italy.-- Cæsar made many marches in Gaul which placed a vast extent of country between him and his base. A great General, he said, changed his base as he advanced, so as to have his magazine and resources a short distance in his rear. If his communications beyond the immediate base were interrupted, he first disposed of the enemy in his front and then cleared the line. Gen. Lee is a great