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Battle of Gaugamela
-331 • Mesopotamien Feldschlacht
Historical Overview
The final decisive battle. On a vast plain, Alexander defeated the numerically vastly superior Persians through a brilliant wedge maneuver.
Quick Facts
Outcome:Total Macedonian victory; end of Darius III's reign.
Macedon & League of Corinth
- Commander: Alexander der Große
- Strength: ca. 47.000 Mann
- Casualties: ca. 1.000
Achaemenid Empire
- Commander: Dareios III.
- Strength: ca. 200.000 - 500.000 Mann
- Casualties: Massiv (ca. 40.000 - 90.000)
Strategic Context
Final destruction of the Persian Empire's military power and conquest of the heartlands of Babylonia and Persia.
Conflict / War
Alexander's Campaign
Decisive Macedonian victory; path to Asia Minor opened.
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