Hasdrubal recruited more cavalry and acquired 4,000 horses from the Numidians. Scipio moved inland, capturing a ridgeline and unloading men, horses, and supplies onto a beachhead, set up guards and outposts and sent cavalry forces to reconnoiter, burn, and pillage Carthaginian farms and property.
Hasdrubal gathered more cavalry and obtained 4,000 horses from the Numidians. Scipio moved inland, capturing a ridge and unloading troops, animals, and supplies onto a beachhead, setting up sentries and outposts and dispatching cavalry forces to scout, destroy, and plunder Carthaginian farms and property.