，.尹日少V， that the infantry force which he led to Silpia s amounted to 70,000 men· Near this city the two Carthaginian commanders a wide and open plain, determined to accept ，岑II. When intelligence was bro to Scipio of the muster of this large army, he did not con that he could meet it oyed his native auxiliaries of greater strength. At with his Roman legions unless he emplto give at all events the appearancethe same time he felt that he oughtupon them, for if they changed sidesdisaster as that which had overtaken not to depend too much it might lead to the same his father and his uncle. Culchas, whose authority extended over twenty-eight towns, had promised to raise a force of infantry and cavalry during e winter, and Silanus was sent to bring them up. Then eaking up his quarters at Tarraco, SciPio marched down to Castulo, picking up small contingents furnished by the friendly tribes which lay on his line of march. There Silanus joined him with 3000 infantry and 5oo cavalry. His entire army. Romans and allied contingents.infantry and cavalry, 、种J，J amounted now to 55,000 men. With this force he advanced to meet the enemy and took up his position near Baecula. Whilst his men were entrenching their camp they were attacked by Mago and Masinissa with the whole of their cavalry, and would have been thrown into great disorder had not Scipio made a charge with a body of horse which he had placed in concealment behind a hill. These speedily routed those of the assailants who had ridden close up to the lines and were actually attacking the intrenching parties;with the others, however, who. kept their ranks and were advancing in steady order the conflict was more sustained，and for a considerable time remained undecided. But when the cohorts of light infantry came in from the outp6sts, and the men at work on the intrenchments had seized their arms and一fresh for action，were in ever increasing numbers relieving their wearied comrades until a considerable body of armed men were， hasten协g from the camp to do battle, the Carthaginians and N umicnans retreated. At first they retired in order though hu试edly and kept their ranks, but when the Romans pressed their attacks home and resistance was no longer possible, they broke and fled as best they could. Though this action did much to raise the spirits of the Romans and depress those of the enemv. there were for several days incessant skirmishes between the cavalry and light infantry on both sides.