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title: Battle of Cannae - Initial Deployment
author: The Department of History, United States Military Academy
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/552/battle-of-cannae---initial-deployment/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Battle of Cannae - Initial Deployment

_Authored by The Department of History, United States Military Academy_

## Image File

[![Battle of Cannae - Initial Deployment](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/552.gif)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/552.gif)

## Image Caption

Map of the [Battle of Cannae](https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle_of_Cannae/) showing the initial deployment and the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) attack.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Academy, T. D. o. H. U. S. M. (2012, April 26). Battle of Cannae - Initial Deployment. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/552/battle-of-cannae---initial-deployment/>
### Chicago
Academy, The Department of History, United States Military. "Battle of Cannae - Initial Deployment." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/552/battle-of-cannae---initial-deployment/>.
### MLA
Academy, The Department of History, United States Military. "Battle of Cannae - Initial Deployment." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/552/battle-of-cannae---initial-deployment/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Cannae,_215_BC_-_Initial_Roman_attack.gif) by [**The Department of History, United States Military Academy**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Cannae,_215_BC_-_Initial_Roman_attack.gif). Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 26 April 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.