Part of the losing army thought that an opposing general was slaughtered by spearing his tent repeatedly during this engagement, while another part tried to build a dam across the River Strymon.  
Part of the losing army thought that an opposing general was slaughtered by spearing his tent repeatedly during this engagement, while another part tried to build a dam across the River Strymon.  After the initial skirmishes, one commander ordered his shield-bearer Pindarus to kill him, not knowing that his compatriot had broken into the camp of Octavian. Twenty days later, a re-engagement resulted in a decisive victory over the Republican forces. FTP, name this battle at which Cassius and Brutus died and the Second Triumvirate secured its power in Rome.
Part of the losing army thought that an opposing general was slaughtered by spearing his tent repeatedly during this engagement, while another part tried to build a dam across the River Strymon.  
Battle of Philippi