Any fool can win a battle (especially in ancient times) with more money (just like Hannibal).
Once he was cut off by his own gov’t that spelled the end for him.
Cortez conquered an entire empire with less than 400 soldiers. Not politically correct to talk about an Indian killer though these days.
You Romans never liked Hannibal. Everyone knows it was the corrupt government that led to Hannibal’s demise and the destruction of Carthage. Many people today see the US as the modern Roman Empire, perhaps Carthage is more apt an analogy given the state of our government and its Machiavellian, treasonous intrigues against our national interest.
Cortez also had over 100,000 Indian allies join him. The Aztecs were hated by everyone but themselves.
Actually, the Aztecs were so despised by their neighbors, that he was able to raise an army from those neighbors.
Cortez only had 400 conquistadors but he had thousands of Indian allies...