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Alexander the Great historical ancient
art prints of Alexander the Great and his battles, Battle of Hydaspes,
Battle of Guagamela where he defeated King Darius and King Porus, military
art prints published by Cranston Fine Arts.
Battle of Hydaspes. Porus had a very large army which included 200 war
elephants. The battle saw a charge by the elephants, against the Macedonian
forces, which began to look successful. Seeing this, Porus' Cavalry charged,
against Alexander's cavalry (in this period it was very unusual to have
cavalry contact). The elephant charge began to falter and the battle edged
towards victory for Alexander. Due to his admiration of Porus as a leader,
Alexander granted him honourable terms and built an alliance with him.
His army was not so fortunate, with 3,000 cavalry lost and 20,000 infantry
killed.
Battle of Guagamela
The Battle of Guagamela 1st October 331BC, Alexander marched to
Tyre,
then to eastwood to cross the Euphrates and the River Tigris. Alexander
was offered by Darius a large quantity of gold (worth over 500million
pounds in today's terms), half his kingdom and the hand of his daughter.
Alexander refused and a moth later the battle took place. Alexander was
outnumbered 4 to 1 but he noticed a weak spot in the Persian line. He led
the charge which was a great success and Darius fled the field. Seeing
this panic spread through the Persian forces, Darius's army crumbled.
Later Darius was murdered by Persian nobles.
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Alexander at Arbela,
Plain of Gaugamela, Iraq, 331BC by David Pentland.
Flanked by his
Companion heavy cavalry, Alexander, King of Macedon, led the charge
which broke through the left wing of the Persian army, and forced
Darius, the Great King, to flee the battlefield. Persian success
against his own left wing forced him to delay his pursuit of the routed
troops, but by the end of the day the battle was won, and the heart of
the Persian empire lay at his feet.
Alexander the Greats Victory at Hydaspes River by
Brian Palmer During the Macedonian conquests in 326BC at the
tributary at Hydaspes (now Jhelem) of the Indus River, King Porus and
his Indian army blocked Alexander the Great's advance with some 50,000
troops leaving 40,000, the bulk of his army, on the west bank of the
river. Alexander the Great crossed the Indus river using makeshift
pontoons with 14,000 picked cavalry and infantry. The following day he
attacked the flank of King Porus' position, after 8 hours of hard
fighting, Alexander the Great's army routed the Indians, taking 9,000
prisoner including King Porus and killing 12,000. The Macedonian army
lost 980 men and this was the last battle of the Asian conquest as
Alexander's army rebelled and refused to go further.
Eastward the Empire by Tom Lovell
The Hellespont behind him, 22 year old Alexander splashes ashore onto
Asian soil. In a prelude to conquest he makes a pilgrimage to Troy to
pay homage at the tomb of Achilles, Greek hero of the Trojan War.
Exchanging
some of his armour for a sacred shield from the temple of Athena, he carried
it throughout his campaigns.
The Last Great Battle by Tom Lovell
Alexander's infantry and cavalry overwhelm the Indian army of King Porus
at the Jhelum River. "Maddened by the disaster" the king's elephants
"kept colliding with friends and foes alike", according to
Arrian.
Soon after the victory, Alexander's men, weary and homesick, demanded
that he turn back.
Defeat of Porus by Alexander the Great 326BC by Francois Louis Joseph
Watteau. Battle of Hydaspes. Porus had a very large army which included 200 war
elephants. The battle saw a charge by the elephants, against the Macedonian
forces, which began to look successful. Seeing this, Porus' Cavalry charged,
against Alexander's cavalry (in this period it was very unusual to have
cavalry contact). The elephant charge began to falter and the battle edged
towards victory for Alexander. Due to his admiration of Porus as a leader,
Alexander granted him honourable terms and built an alliance with him.
His army was not so fortunate, with 3,000 cavalry lost and 20,000 infantry
killed.
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| Defeat of Darius by Alexander the Great 331BC by Francois
Joseph Watteau
Battle of Guagamela The Battle of Guagamela 1st October 331BC, Alexander marched to Tyre,
then to eastwood to cross the Euphrates and the River Tigris. Alexander
was offered by Darius a large quantity of gold (worth over 500million
pounds in today's terms), half his kingdom and the hand of his daughter.
Alexander refused and a moth later the battle took place. Alexander was
outnumbered 4 to 1 but he noticed a weak spot in the Persian line. He led
the charge which was a great success and Darius fled the field. Seeing
this panic spread through the Persian forces, Darius's army crumbled.
Later Darius was murdered by Persian nobles.Battle of Issus 333 B.C. by Mark Churms
Alexander the Great and Greek Companion cavalry ride into battle to
defeat Persian king Darius at the battle of Issus, 333B.C. Alexander
established a huge empire across much of the known world before his
early death in 323B.C.
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