Trebbia
[ treb-byah ]
/ ˈtrɛb byɑ /
noun
a river in N Italy, flowing N into the Po at Piacenza: Romans defeated by Hannibal near here 218 b.c. 70 miles (113 km) long.
Example sentences from the Web for trebbia
Macdonald wished to fight without Moreau; he crossed the Trebbia, attacked the enemy, was defeated and retreated to Modena.
The Companions of Jehu |Alexandre Dumas, preDuring the three days' fighting on the Trebbia the French had lost a third of their men and nearly all their officers.
Napoleon's Marshals |R. P. Dunn-PattisonThus the battle of the Trebbia (June 17-19) was fought by both sides in the spirit of the offensive.
Returning swiftly from the battlefield of the Trebbia, he began to drive back Moreau to the Riviera.