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Alexander the Great orders his admiral, Nearchus, to sail from the Hydaspes River in western India to the Persian Gulf and up the Euphrates River to Babylon while Alexander's army starts marching through Gedrosia (Baluchistan). While returning to Persia, Alexander's army runs into the Malli clans (in modern day Multan). The ensuing battle ...
The Battle of the Hellespont took place in 321 or 320 BC between the armies of Craterus and Neoptolemus against Eumenes. It was part of the wars between Alexander's successors. Eumenes and Neoptolemus were sent by Perdiccas to prevent Craterus crossing the Hellespont into Asia, but Neoptolemus deserted to join Craterus.
The 5th (British Columbia) Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery is a Canadian Army Reserve artillery regiment based at the Bay Street Armoury in Victoria, British Columbia.
This category contains historical battles fought as part of the Conquests of Alexander the Great (335 BC–323 BC). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maps of Alexander the Great's wars .
The Partition of Triparadisus was a power-sharing agreement passed at Triparadisus in 321 BC between the generals of Alexander the Great, in which they named a new regent and arranged the repartition of the satrapies of Alexander's empire among themselves.
Perdiccas (Greek: Περδίκκας, Perdikkas; c. 355 BC – 321/320 BC) was a Macedonian general, successor of Alexander the Great, and regent of Alexander's empire after his death. When Alexander was dying, he entrusted his signet ring to Perdiccas.
The siege of Miletus was Alexander the Great's first siege and naval encounter with the Achaemenid Empire.This siege was directed against Miletus, a city in southern Ionia, which is now located in the Aydın province of modern-day Turkey.
Aornos offered the last threat to Alexander's supply line, which stretched, dangerously vulnerable, over the Hindu Kush back to Balkh, though Arrian (although disbelieving himself of this story) credits Alexander's desire to outdo his kinsman Heracles, who allegedly had proved unable to take a fort that the Macedonians called Aornos (according ...