Trebbia

American  

[treb-byah] / ˈtrɛb byɑ /

noun

1. a river in N Italy, flowing N into the Po at Piacenza: Romans defeated by Hannibal near here 218 b.c. 70 miles (113 km) long.

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Example Sentences

Returning swiftly from the battlefield of the Trebbia, he began to drive back Moreau to the Riviera.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various

In this rank he served in Italy in 1798 and 1799, and in the disastrous campaign of the latter year he won great distinction at the battles of the Trebbia and of Novi.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

Suvorov, though indignant at Austrian opposition, turned to the work immediately before him, and inflicted a crushing defeat on Macdonald at the Trebbia on June 19.

From The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration by Poole, Reginald Lane

The Italian campaign by Hannibal begins with his triumphs in the battles of Mount Tesina, Trebbia, Trasimene and Cannae, returning to Carthage where he is defeated in Zama by Scipio.

From The Mathematical-Historical Principles and the Evolution of Liberty by Bolívar, Víctor José Fernández

June 17 and 18, the battle of the Trebbia.

From The Companions of Jehu by Dumas père, Alexandre