Key term for OCR GCSE Ancient History, used in Ancient Sources.
A highly effective military manoeuvre where an attacking force simultaneously flanks and attacks both sides of an enemy, leading to total encirclement.
Double envelopment appears in OCR GCSE Ancient History revision content for Hannibal and the Second Punic War, especially Ancient Sources and Polybius.
Hannibal and the Second Punic War
Ancient Sources • Polybius
Hannibal and the Second Punic War
Rome’s Response • Rome’s Response
Hannibal and the Second Punic War
Hannibal’s Leadership • Hannibal’s Leadership
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