In the summer of 57 BCE, Julius Caesar found himself deep in Belgic territory, his legions stretched thin and unaware of the trap ahead. On the banks of the Sambre River, tens of thousands of Nervii warriors burst from the hedgerows, catching Rome’s finest with their shields lowered and their helmets off. In minutes, order dissolved into chaos. What followed was not a triumph of tactics, but of something far older and more human — the heartbeat of cohesion and the courage of a commander who refused to break.The Battle of the Sambre is important because it shows how disciplinedThe post The Importance of the Battle of the Sambre appeared first on War on the Rocks.