Issus
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Hellenistic Age, Ancient Greece
- Curriculum: Eastern European History, Middle Eastern History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Turkey, Asia Minor
- Date: November, 333
Article abstract: Type of action: Second land battle in Alexander’s Wars of Conquest. Result: Alexander defeated Darius’s army.
After securing Anatolia, Alexander the Great led his army southward along the Mediterranean Sea. He crossed the Pinarus River (probably the Deli Cay) near Issus and continued south along the coast. Darius III, who had assembled an army in northern Mesopotamia, crossed the Amarnus Mountains and stationed his army on the north side of the steep-banked Pinarus. He stationed his heavy-horse units by the sea. In the center were his Greek...
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