Battle of Nola (215 BC)

Battle of Nola (215 BC)

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Second Battle of Nola
partof=the Second Punic War


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date=215 BC
place=Nola, present-day Italy
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territory=
result=stalemate
combatant1=Carthage
combatant2=Roman Republic
commander1=Hannibal
commander2=Marcus Claudius Marcellus
strength1=
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The Second Battle of Nola was fought in 215 BC between Hannibal's army and a Roman Army under Marcus Claudius Marcellus. It was Hannibal's second attempt to seize Nola after a failure the year before. He was again repelled, and made one more, also unsuccessful attempt the next year.


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