"Around 210 B.C., Scipio Africanus sailed to Spain in company of a large host to take the City of New Carthago. The Gate of Isthmus would be engaged by most of the infantery, while a host of 400 men, led by Scipio himself, would cross the Lagoon to the north of the city on foot at low tide and take the northern wall. To make sure that no reinforcements may arrive to the city, a small host was posted near the West Gate. All the while, his fleet would be engaging the city's haven to the south with catapults. The first wave of attack shattered upon the walls of Carthago Nova, but Scipio Africanus was not one to accept defeat, and restructured his formation quickly. The second attack hit the Carthaginians after noon. Utilizing the strength of not not only his main infantery but also the western host, Scipio was able to scale the walls and take the city. This victory, as it put the whole eastern Spanish coastline under Roman dominion, would become well known as the Battle for New Carthago - Carthago Nova." - A brief summary of the Battle for New Carthago by Schnitzel
Scipio was quite a general for beating the "Great" Hannibal Barca. A very huge achievement. Just like hannibal crossing the alps while the romans thought he would perish of attrition. In the end, Carthage destroyed Hannibal not Rome