Battle of Gaugamela
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Hellenistic Age, Ancient Greece
- Curriculum: Eastern European History, Middle Eastern History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Iraq
- Date: October 1, 331
Article abstract: Type of action: Land battle in Alexander’s Wars of Conquest. Result: The Macedonians defeated a very large Persian force with a penetration tactic.
On October 1, 331 b.c.e., Macedonian king Alexander led his army forward in oblique formation to battle the Persians. The Macedonian army drifted to the right along the Persian front. Darius III ordered Bessus, commander of the Persian left wing, to release squadrons of cavalry to ride around the Macedonian right wing and stop Alexander’s lateral movement. Alexander ordered his right flank guard...
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