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

Macdonald wished to fight without Moreau; he crossed the Trebbia, attacked the enemy, was defeated and retreated to Modena.

From The Companions of Jehu by Dumas père, Alexandre

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

The valley of the Trebbia had been recently cleared, and all the forces which tend to the degradation and transportation of rock were in full activity.

From The Earth as Modified by Human Action by Marsh, George P.

June 17 and 18, the battle of the Trebbia.

From The Companions of Jehu by Dumas père, Alexandre

Suvaroff was in his seventieth year when he defeated Macdonald at the Battle of the Trebbia, the Frenchman being but thirty-four; and a few months later he defeated Joubert, who was thirty, at Novi.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 by Various