The Battle of Ilipa 206 B.C.E. - History of Scipio Africanus and The Punic Wars

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Scipio - known to history as Scipio Africanus was one of the greatest generals in all time. He was Rome's answer to the brilliance of Hannibal during Rome's darkest hour. Ilipa was the battle that he proved he was a military genius - equal to the impressive Carthaginian prodigy.

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[FlashPointHx]

Thanks People for being a part of Flash Point History - Please hit that like button, leave some comments, and don't forget to share the video. I'd love to see the channel grow. For those who are into history podcasts - download the episodes for your road trip / work out / or comment - but please remember to rate and review on iTunes! Ok heres the breakdown:
2:08 Rome's new Strategic Situation
4:14 The Battle of Ibera - Hasdrubal is just not his brother
5:37 The Deaths of the of the Scipi
8:39 The Return of the Scipi
9:50 New Carthage
11:29 The Battle of Baecula
14:14 THE BATTLE OF ILIPA

[uzi]

Scipio along with Subutai and Belisarius are of the most underrated commanders in history.

[EpimetheusHistory]

That strategy of having the center troops move in slowly (keeping the Carthaginian elites almost engaged) while the sides mop up was pure genius!

[MarcAlcatraz]

We never hear enough about the satellite battles that were waged that Hennibal had nothing to do with, i had no idea that Hannibal's brother failed at replicating the pincer-formation in Spain. thanks for taking the time to flesh out the lesser known battles of the Punic wars!

[BernardoTorres-we]

I appreciated the very long introduction to the Battle of Ilipo, because, because of it you appreciate the whole panorama and that battle becomes more important due to the fact that you are better oriented and able to view it comparatively to the others in the temporal landscape of the preceding battles .

[matthewkuchinski]

A truly impressive analysis of the Second Punic War's Iberian Campaign. I believe that not only was Scipio Africanus one of the greatest generals in history, but that his strategy to attack Iberia while Hannibal was distracted with fighting in Italy was one of the greatest military masterpieces. I also believe that this campaign mirrors the Vicksburg and Gettysburg Campaigns of the American Civil War. In both cases, one general was intent on destroying his enemy's most important army in the field in one decisive battle, whereas the other commander understood that victory comes to the one who has great patience and deploys a divide-and-conquer stratagem.

[UncannyRicardo]

Wow just really noticing your channel, excellent stuff.

Ilipa is definitely one of my favorite battles of antiquity and a masterclass example of how proper battlefield discipline, maneuvers and foresight should be done. Scipio really showed his Art of War in being calculatedly cautious, yet fully decisive General once committed. The Second Punic Wars is arguably my favorite in history due to the rather impressive tactical and strategic engagements with saw from both sides.

[ScipioAfricanus_Chris]

I'm glad you've decided to devote individual videos to the critical battles of The Second Punic War: there is an immense amount of subtle tactical brilliance associated with each and every battle prosecuted by Scipio Africanus. The attack of New Carthage was example of tactical, strategic, and psychological brilliance of a commander. Scipio was clever enough to conduct not one, but two diversionary attacks - thereby ensuring the defenders would be recklessly preoccupied with a single concerted defense of the front of the garrison. One thing that wasn't mentioned, was that Scipio informed his men that the assault would be long and difficult, but that Neptune would emerge at a critical moment and assist the Romans and help them prevail in the battle and take New Carthage; this action was brilliant as it accomplished several critical objectives: 1. It motivated his men and earned Scipio their complete trust and undying loyalty 2. It created this aura of a god-like around Scipio. 3. It motivated the men and spurred them forward. The man was a military genius who truly understood the psychology of men. Great job as usual my friend!

[jayronfinan]

Thank you SO Much for these fantastic videos! I loved your history of Spain was delighted to find this one. There are really professional...everything from your voice to the graphics to the content. I look forward to learning so much and using these in my teaching! Videos like yours is what's good about YouTube.

[konjovi]

He basically replayed the battle at Cannae. Its interesting how the Spartans avoided prolonged battles with the same opponent in order not to teach them war. It's interesting how Hannibal has trained the next generation of roman commanders.

[valutube]

WOW What a battle! GENIUS!
I see a lot of videos of historical battles but THIS was probably the most enjoyable one I have seen, both for the strategy used and for the way the video was made, really enjoyable, great job!

[clarkstartrek]

Good Explanation Of The Battle. I Enjoyed It!!

[rashisti]

Fantastic video! Most videos cover Hannibal's march to Cannae, but that is where you start. I learned quite a bit about House of Scipio's Spanish campaign.

[Andy-yhry]

Oh how I wish someone like Steven Spielberg would make major epic films about Scipio Africanus and Julius Caesar!

[kentkagle]

One of the best historical battle videos ive ever seen..out of dozens and dozens ive viewed.Very fine work and narrator with low octave pleasant voice like kings and generals.Many are annoying to listen to.thanks for your golden

[celinreyes]

Nice graphics, I'm suscribing right now!

[ryanmurphy]

This has to be the closest thing to a tactically perfectly fought battle next to Cannae. When you remember that this was all before Marius and his famous military reforms, it really drives home just how amazing Scipio really was.

[adrianrafaelmagana]

Hannibal didnt March on Rome because he didnt have the manpower or capacity to siege it, he had to abandon much smaller sieges and knew his limitations

[cesargonzalez]

Love the presentation of your videos, it's so cool and interesting, history can be exciting to learn.

[rjwohlman]

How have I just now learned of this channel! Awesome work!