Battle of hydaspes pdf file

Battle of hydaspes river year 10 elective a term 3. Taken from the name of a river in india, the battle of hydaspes was the last major conflict fought by alexander the great. Which source says that alexander lost in the battle of. A search in the pdf file of the word hydaspes came with zero. The battle resulted in a greek victory and the surrender of porus. Any crossing of the river is extremely difficult if under fire or attack. Alexander commenced the battle by sending his dahae horse archers to harass the indian right wing cavalry. Hydaspes the ancient greek name for the jhelum river also known as vitatsa or bihat in india, a left tributary of the indus river.

Alexander the great 35623 bc and porus oil on canvas. Another person fighting in the battle of the hydaspes was alexanders top officer seleucus i nicator. The battle of the hydaspes river was a battle fought by alexander the great in 326 bc against the indian king porus pururava or purushotthama in sanskrit on the hydaspes river now the jhelum in the punjab region of ancient india, near bhera now in pakistan. For almost a decade, alexander the great and his army swept across western asia and into egypt, defeating king darius iii and the persians at. Know the overall place and significance of the battle of the hydaspes in the. Rating is available when the video has been rented. It was a fairly flat plain, but portions of it were soggy and wet from the previous evenings rain. Never before had alexander fought against those animals. Although porus had a strong army, he lost the battle. Knowing the romans experiences 50 years later we could assume. Porusalexander war is of great significance in the history of ancient india.

Unknown to the indian king, just out of view of the battlefield alexander had concealed 1,000 cavalry against his right flank. The kingdom of paurava of king porus was situated in the part of punjab which is now part of modern day pakistan. Large areas of the punjab between the hydaspes and hyphasis rivers. The work as the subtitle a series of translations of the ethiopic histories of alexander by the pseudocallisthenes and other writers, so we understand that is a compilation of source material and the table of contents if available on page viii 19th of the pdf file. After he was defeated by alexander, in a famous meeting with porus who had suffered many arrow wounds in the battle and had lost his sons, who all chose death in battle rather than surrender alexander reportedly asked him, how he should treat him.

Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to. Battle of the hydaspes river, from wikipedia, courtesy of dept. After a few days, he crossed the river and the famous battle of hydaspes was fought on the plains of karri. Two maps of the kingdoms of the diadochi successors of the macedonian empire in 301 bc and in 200 bc. The cavalry battle at the hydaspes cambridge university press. Battle of hydaspes 326 bc alexander in india background. The battle of the hydaspes and the genius of alexander. Battle of hydaspes pdf a few points to note, assuming alexander won. The ancient macedonians were a distinct european people, conscious and proud of their nationality, their customs, their language, and their name. It is popular among some, particularly in india, to theorize that he did. The river that once witnessed an epic battle of hydaspes on its banks is now in row of claims, stakes and discourses. He says the two armies were separated by the river hydaspes, on whose opposite bank porus continually kept his elephants in order of battle, with their heads towards their enemies, to guard the passage, that he, on the other hand, made every day a great noise and clamour in his camp, to dissipate the apprehensions of the barbarians.

Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by the miniatures page. Alexander was an ambitious ruler and soon he established a strong empire by conquering all the city states in greece. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. Map of the macedonian empire after the battle of ipsus 301 bc. In order to move forward towards the east he had to defeat king porus. The battle of the hydaspes authorstream presentation. The battle at the hydaspes when alexander the great reached the hydaspes river in 326 b. India map in the battle itself has become famous, but it was in fact a skirmish. From sangam in south kashmir to asham in north, jhelums serpentine course is literally battling for its space. Sheets of heavy arrows from long indian bows arced over the war elephants that surged forward to meet alexanders the great macedonian phalanxs bristling hedge of sarissas. Greatest casualties at hydaspes were dealt by elephants. This wasnt the case with king porus who had a sizable army made up of a large squadron of war elephants.

Hydaspes is in many respects the most interesting of all his set engagements. Continuing eastward alexanders army eventually leftpersia behind and crossed into india. Military academy alexander had selected his ground well for the upcoming battle. So this past saturday the 4th, my request of our members we ran the battle of hydaspes to coincide with the society of ancients battle day. In this edit, aseem adds had king porus aggressively attacked the rallying unready greek army in the initial moments of the battle, there would have been a good chance at a indian victory. Alexander the greats last great victory before he returned from india. Battle of hydaspes river, 326 bc the art of battle. By gohar ayub khan former speaker and foreign minister of pakistan by the end of may 326 raja porus poru had assembled a large army consisting of approx 30000 infantry, 4000 cavalry, 300 war chariots, 200 war elephants on the.

Map of the battle of the hydaspes 326 bc crossing of the river. This particular battle, dave, decided that we would use warrior for our rule set. Alexander, the son of king phillip of macedonia a small kingdom in ancient greece ascended the throne in 336 b. Alexanders battle against the indian king, porus, at the r. It was the only defeat alexander had ever suffered. If alexander or porus is killed then their side cannot achieve anything but a drawn result. Panic must have raced through them when they heard what they thought was the sound of death. All members in good standing are free to post here. Where did alexander go after the battle of hydaspes.

Significantly, once this problem had been overcome, the. He wanted to combine the best of greek, egyptian and persian cultures. Battle of hydaspes alexander vs porus free pdf download backround after alexander defeated the last of the achaemenid empires forces under bessus and spitamenes in 328 bc, he began a new campaign to further extend his empire towards india in 327 bc. Between the indus and hydaspes rivers, many indian princes welcomed alexander and became his allies. King porus, himself wounded, surrendered, and alexander iii, king of macedon, lord of greece, persia, egypt and all the lesser lands within their conquered empires, added the battle of the hydaspes river to his long litany of victories. Hydaspes article about hydaspes by the free dictionary. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the battle of the hydaspes article. There he was met by an indian king named porus, whose forces kept guard along the opposite riverbank to prevent alexander from crossing. Porus fought the battle of the hydaspes river with alexander in 326 bc.

The major feature of the battlefield is the hydaspes jhelum river, which is both deep, rapid, and swollen during this season. The battle of the hydaspes was fought in 326 bc between alexander the great and king porus of the paurava kingdom on the banks of the jhelum river in the. There are no credible sources which say that he lost the battle of hydaspes. Map of the battle of the hydaspes 326 bc combined arms attack. Alexander the great indian campaigns and battle of the hydaspes history channel documentary. Battle of hydaspes alexander vs porus free pdf download. As there were heavy floods in the river, alexander was not able to cross it. Their orders were to attack only when the indian right wing had totally committed itself against alexanders exposed left flank. Ive only played warrior a few times and mostly with dave running the game. Alexander crossed the hydaspes,219 though considerably simplified and modified.

The battle of the hydaspes was fought in 326 bc between alexander the great and king porus of the paurava kingdom on the banks of the jhelum river known to the greeks as hydaspes in the punjab region of the indian subcontinent modernday punjab, pakistan. The battle rages until one side is demoralized when only 25% of the original models are still on the table. Alexander won but let porus continue to be ruler over his realm, which was declared part of the macedonian empire, of course. After destroying the last remnants of the persian army at gaugamela, alexander spent the next two years occupying the heartlands of central asia. Enroute alexander came across the village of sages with whom he engaged in philosophical debates as he had done in greece as well. I had always asked myself why this battle with a border minor rajah porus was accredited as a major victory of alexander. On the other side of the river he saw the vast army of porus. Alexander, after defeating porus, impressed by him makes him the governor of all his territories in. Find information about battle of the hydaspes, its venue, year, reasons, winner, loser and aftermath of the battle.

This battle took place on the east bank of jhelum river. I like this scenario there is small hope that with good cards indians can cause some troubles to alex. The cavalry battle at the hydaspes1 the journal of. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Who won the battle of the hydaspes, alexander or porus. Alexander the great indian campaigns and battle of the. And rightly so i had two times order heavy plus mounted charge you can see below that it was very helpful as majority of battle happened in center of macedonian phalanx. If you enjoyed the battle of hydaspes river 326 bc battle animation, you may also enjoy these other battle animations. You can prove it yours only at pdf not any where else you calling it punjabi. Alexander the great was the king of macedonia, greece. There he had to cope with a new weapon, the elephant, and few things show his military genius more clearly than the resource which he displayed in solving this difficult problem. The last major battle in alexanders campaign was particular unusual due to use of the elephants by poruss army in the battle. Actually this is not proved as the person who was writting the account of this event wrote that this time fortune didnt help alexander and after that someone elses writting is present there so it is unproved.

If alexander is killed porus may claim a decisive victory. Media in category battle of hydaspes the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. Following the track of kashmirs lifeline, bilal handoo reports the larger crisis that has angered the water body. This battle is also known as the battle of the hydaspes river. Thank you argyraspid for crossing the indus too and bringing us into the fourth and the final major battle of alexanders life the battle of the hydaspes river in may, 326 bce. His feared companion cavalry was unable to subdue fully. Battle of the hydaspes, 326 bce, fourth and last pitched battle fought by alexander the great during his campaign of conquest in asia. The fight on the banks of the hydaspes river in india was the closest alexander the great came to defeat. This isnt helped by the fact that even western histories mention this battle, and then skip str. Siege of tyre 332 bc, another battle featuring alexander the great. For almost a decade, alexander the great and his army swept across western asia and into egypt, defeating king darius iii and the persians at the battles of river granicus, issus and gaugamela. Alexander had now resolved to cross the hydaspes, when barsaentes, who. There is one suitable fording site in the west, and a series of islands in the east which is ideal for crossings by boat. If the game lasts until turn 8 the game will end on a d6 roll of.