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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 00:41, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
... that the battle of Zama commenced with a charge by 80 war elephants? Source: Lazenby, John (1998). Hannibal's War: A Military History of the Second Punic War. Warminster, Wiltshire: Aris & Phillips. ISBN978-0-85668-080-9. Page 223.