WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Their commander Hannibal marched his troops, including cavalry and African war elephants, across a high pass in the Alps to strike at Rome itself from the north of the Italian peninsula. It was one of the greatest military feats in history.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hamilcar Barca, Barca also spelled Barcas, (died winter 229/228 bce), general who assumed command of the Carthaginian forces in Sicily during the last years of the First Punic War with Rome (264–241 bce).

Detailed explanation-3: -Elephants were a key part of the Carthaginian forces throughout the Punic Wars. Most of the elephants that were used by Carthage were Loxodana cyclotis, sometimes called African Forest Elephants, and were slightly smaller than African Elephants that inhabit savannahs today.