What is a brief description of Hannibal as military leader?

Answer 1

He had a strategic grasp which overshone his opponents, and was able to apply what we today call the principles of was both strategically and tactically to overcome the Roman Empire's efforts against him He did this with forces less than that available to Rome and was defeated in the end by an equally astute Roman general who brought the contest down to a single battlefield where he could compel Hannibal to face his superior force.

Answer 2

Few military historians would disagree that Hannibal was the personification of an ideal Hellenistic commander. Hannibal's campaigns demonstrated his ability to surprise his opponents and devise successful strategies and tactics to win. The man was a military genius, and he had the ability to inspire armies of non-related mercenaries to work together for victories. His main opponent, Rome, most often had the advantage, not always, of fielding armies that were " Roman" and not a group of unrelated foreign soldiers.