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Unable to draw Flaminius into battle by mere devastation, Hannibal marched boldly around his opponent ’ s left flank and effectively cut Flaminius off from Rome ( thus executing the first recorded turning movement in military history ).
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Unable to goad Flaminius into battle, Hannibal marched boldly around his opponent ’ s left flank and effectively cut Flaminius off from Rome ( thereby executing the earliest recorded deliberate turning movement in military history ).
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Unable to fly while recovering from an emergency shipboard appendectomy a few days before the battle, he was present on the ship's bridge during the morning attacks.
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Unable to pursue on account of battle wounds and the time it took to bury the dead, Caesar rested three days before he followed the fleeing Helvetii.
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