Seventh part of First Punic War

Senātus Populusque Rōmānus ("The Senate and the People of Rome"),

The great victory in battle of Adys for Carthaginians meant, that Roman’s army was too strong to destroy it so we can say ,that Roman republic forced Carthage to made a peace but terms was so difficult to completion ,that negotiations was breached by country from the north of Africa. Carthage made the best decision in these campaign- they hired general from Sparta-Xanthippus to reorganized Carthage’s army. Xanthippus wanted to cut off Roman’s army from them bases and used Carthage’s fleet to destroy leave camps. On the beginning, Xanthippus got out of Carthage to help city ,which was sieged by almost all one year-Tunis. When Carthage’s army walked up to Tunis meet all Roman’s army, which seized Tunis. The battle of Tunis took place in the spring 255 BC, Roman republic commanded by Marcus Atilius Regulus had 15000 infantry and 500 cavalry stand against to Carthage’s army commanded by Xanthippus had 12000 infantry,4000 cavalry and 100 war elephants. Regulus thought ,that it will be very simply battle ,which ended the next victory of Roman’s but Xanthippus was the great general ,which perfectly positioned his army: on the centre was infantry, in front of infantry-war elephants, on the wings-cavalry. Roman’s army was positioned in normal line-on the centre was infantry, on the wings was cavalry. At first ,attacked war elephants from Carthage, which destroyed almost all half of Roman infantry, many units from Roman’s cavalry very quickly defeated. Nobody could stop war elephants ,which this day was too fast for Roman’s army. On the end of battle Carthage’s army attacked from a both sides ,what was for Roman’s completely destruction. Only 2000 Roman’s soldiers escaped from the battlefield to get on the ships. Roman’s army lost 12000 soldiers a both with consul Regulus ,which according to Didorus lost eyes and was trampled to death by enraged elephant. Carthage’s army lost 800 soldiers. The battle ended decisive Carthaginian victory.