The second battle was fought upon the banks of the river Tre'bia.
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The Carthaginian general, being apprised of the Roman impetuosity, of which he availed himself in almost every engagement, had sent off a thousand horse, each with a foot soldier behind, to cross the river, to ravage the enemy's country, and provoke them to engage.

The Romans quickly routed this force.

Seeming to be defeated, they took the river, and were as eagerly pursued by Sempro'nius, the consul.

No sooner had his army attained the opposite bank, than he perceived himself half-conquered, his men being fatigued with wading up to their arm-pits, and quite benumbed by the intense coldness of the water 5.