Defeat o f the Gauls.-By this tinge the consular army in Gaul had been transferred from Arretium to Ariminum, and the Soon men of the Latin contingent had moved from Gaul into Etruria. L. Furius accordingly left Ariminum and hastened by forced marches to Cremona which the Gauls were at the time besieging. He fixed his camp a mile and a half distant from the enemy and would have had a chance of winning a brilliant victory if he bad led his men straight from their march against the Gaulish camp. The Gauls were scattered over the fields in all directions and the camp had been left insufficiently guarded. But he was afraid that his men would be too much fatigued after their rapid march, and the shouts of the Gauls recalled their comrades, who, leaving the plunder which they had gathered behind, ran back to their camp. The next day they marched out to battle. The Romans were not slow in accepting the challenge, but they had hardly time to complete their formation, so rapidly did the enemy come on. Furius had formed the allied troops into two divisions, and the line, the two Roman right division was stationed in the firstlegions forming the reserve's M. Furiuthis division, M. Caecilius commanded the s was in command of legions and L. Valerius Flaccus the cavalry. These were all staff-officers. The praetor kept two of his staff with him-C. Laetorius and P. Titiniu，一 to assist Dun in surveying让e held and meeting any sudden attempt of the enemy. At first the Gauls brought their whole strength to bear in one direction, hoping to be able to overwhelm the right， wing and smash it up. Fail吨in this, they endeavoured to work round the flanks and envelop the enemy's line, which, considering their numbers and the fewness of their opponents, seemed an easy task. When the praetor saw this manoeuvre he extended his front by bringing up the two 1 egions m reserve to the right and left of the allied troops, and he also vowed a +。一竹】0+八T、;。，'。 16;.。。0。认。，”+0月+队00”0~，，+k。奋月。，，tJ.。 templetoL;iovis.JL. in casen e routeQtne enemvtnatQav.上le men oraerea‘·v a ierius to muncn the rcoman cavalry against one wing of the Gauls and the allied cavalry against the other to check the enveloping movement. As soon as he saw that the Gauls had weakened their centre by diverting troops to the wings, he ordered his infantry to advance in close order at the charge and break through the opposing ranks. This was decisive;the wings were repulsed by the cavalry and the centre 妙the infantry. As they were being cut down in all parts of the field, the Gauls turned, and in wild flight sought shelter in their camp. The cavalry followed in hot pursuit and the infantry soon came up and attacked the camp. Not 6ooo men succeeded in making their escape;more than 35,000 were killed or made prisoners;70 standards were taken together with aoo Gaulish carts loaded with spoil. The Carthaginian general Hamilcar fell in that battle as well as three Gaulish nobles who were] In command. 2000 men