They remained as if blockaded for two days in that place.

Many men and beasts of burden, and also seven elephants, of those which had remained from the battle fought at the Trebia, were destroyed.
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Having descended from the Apennines, he moved his camp back towards Placentia, and having proceeded as far as ten miles, took up his station.

On the following day he leads out twelve thousand infantry and five thousand cavalry against the enemy.

Nor did Sempronius the consul (for he had now returned from Rome) decline the engagement; and during that day three miles intervened between the two camps.