Despite great obstacles Hannibal brought his army through the Alps and italy.....?

Question

what were some of his reasons for his success?

Answer 1

Tenacity and perserverance. Initially, he out-generaled the Romans sent against him. Until he got into Italy, he fought with interior lines of communication. That is to say, his supply lines, communication lines, and maneuver lines were closer to his home. At Trebia, he forced the Romans from an inferior position through his use of cavalry.

Even when he got into Italy, he out manuevered his adversaries at Trasimene and Cannae. The Roman generals sent against him were not up to his skills. There were other victories he claimed during nearly 15 years of fighting in Italy, but he never claimed decisive victories again.

In Italy, he faced exterior lines of communication, he was cut off from reinforcement (not that Carthage was sending him any in the first place), and the Romans finally figured out that delaying him (Quintus Fabius) was a way to play to Rome's interior lines strength and give her a chance to raise a new and proper army

Regards

Answer 2

His success in bringing his army over the alps was not such a success as all but one his elephants died and his army suffered through attrition. His brother Hasdrubal brought is army over the alps with less fuss in 208 BCE.

His advantages were superb generalship on the battlefield, an ability to unify his multi-ethnic army and originally the element of surprise.
He of course ultimately failed; the Romans would not negotiate and after their armies were destroyed or mauled by Hannibal they replaced them. Also the Italian allies of Rome generally stayed on the side of Rome.

There were some limited reinforcements that were sent to Hannibal in Italy from Carthage but this was hampered by a lack of a big port and also a focus on sending reinforcements to Carthaginian armies in Spain another theatre of operations.

Answer 3

Forget the elephants. Ancient sources say 29 made it across and all but one died within a year. They were not a major factor. The Romans had seen them before fighting Pyrrhus of Epirus in the 270s BC.
Hannibal was a sound battlefield tactician as shown at Cannae in particular (216 BC - and he had no elephants left). Military leaders have been trying to duplicate his double envelopment ever since.
Hannibal also had success gaining allies among the people of Southern Gaul and Italy who did not like Roman domination, so he had diplomatic skills as well.
His core of seasoned infantry were experienced and reliable, and he had superior cavalry to the Romans who were almost always deficient in good cavalry.

Answer 4

It was the element of surprise. Only one elephant was still alive on the other side of the mountains. He brought at least 50 but I can't remember the exact number. It could have been more.

Answer 5

Being unpredictable increases your chances of success in nearly all of lifes challenges my friend. Elephants ??? what elephants ???

Answer 6

Great leader

Answer 7

plain perserverance , determination and that little bit of luck , it was a 50/50 kinda thing make it or die

Answer 8

elephants!