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Encyclopedia > Canna

This article is about the Scottish island of Canna. See also canna lily.

Canna is the westernmost of the Small Isles, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. The island is owned by the National Trust of Scotland and is run as a farm. It has a mostly Roman Catholic population of around twenty people.


Canna is known for its birds, including Manx shearwaters and puffins. The highest point on the island is Compass Hill at about 150 metres. Nearby islands include the Haiskeir of Canna and Sanday.


Ferries to the island dock at its large natural harbour from Mallaig, and on to Rum, Eigg and Muck.




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Battle of Cannae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5209 words)
The Battle of Cannae was a major battle of the Second Punic War, taking place on August 2, 216 BC near the town of Cannae in Apulia in southeast Italy.
At Cannae, the Roman infantry was formed in a formation not dissimilar from the Greek phalanx.
Following Cannae, the Roman army gradually developed into a professional force: the nucleus of Scipio's army at Zama was composed of veterans who had been fighting the Carthaginians in Hispania for nearly sixteen years, and had been molded into a superb fighting force.
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Cannae is also a metalcore band from Boston, Massachusetts.
It is primarily known for the Battle of Cannae, in which the Romans were defeated by Hannibal in 216 BC (see Punic Wars).
There is a considerable controversy as to whether the battle took place on the right or the left bank of the river.
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