This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the battle of the hydaspes article. Never before had alexander fought against those animals. 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 last major battle in alexanders campaign was particular unusual due to use of the elephants by poruss army in the battle. Battle of hydaspes pdf a few points to note, assuming alexander won. Map of the battle of the hydaspes 326 bc crossing of the river. First, i was partly pulling your leg, but not entirely. Given the changes in the news market in which the larger events becomes crunchy bites on tv or snippets to suit a readerinhurry, we practice an exhaustive, indepth and narrative form of journalism on issues concerning various facets of life in kashmir. Battle of the nile 47 bc julius caesar v king ptolemy xiii total war. He conquered many places from syria, palestine, egypt, and also asia minor turkey. Porus thinks that alexander will wait for river flow to reduce to cross, but alexander gets his men to get boats and crosses near a bent curve in river in peak summer when river is in full spate. 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.
Alexanders battle against the indian king, porus, at the r. Alexander the great and the mystery of the elephant medallions. You might try doing it to see what the problems are. Which source says that alexander lost in the battle of hydaspes. Greatest casualties at hydaspes were dealt by elephants.
Know the overall place and significance of the battle of the hydaspes in the. Hydaspes article about hydaspes by the free dictionary. The complex preparations for the crossing were accomplished with the use of numerous feints and other sorts of deceptions. The battle of the hydaspes, alexanders invasion of india. Mar 05, 2014 the battle at the hydaspes when alexander the great reached the hydaspes river in 326 b. In order to move forward towards the east he had to defeat king porus. The prelude to the battle alexander arrives with his army at the river hydaspes.
His feared companion cavalry was unable to subdue fully the courageous king porus. Todays history lesson highlights the last major victory of alexander the great. Instead, for the hydaspes battle we are left with the studies of diodoros, curtius, plutarch, arrian, polyainos and the metz epitome, all of whom built their. Alexander captured porus and, like the other local rulers he had defeated. The battle of the hydaspes was fought in 326 bc between alexander the great and king porus. He was warmly received by ambhi, the ruler of taxila. Media in category battle of hydaspes the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. To answer this question let me tell you the story of the battle of the hydaspes. Alexander won but let porus continue to be ruler over his realm, which was declared part of the macedonian empire, of course. I had always asked myself why this battle with a border minor rajah porus was accredited as a major victory of alexander. Download important battles in indian history in hindi. 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.
In 326 bc the forces of alexander the great and king porus were to clash, a battle which would decide the fate of the region punjab. Knowing the romans experiences 50 years later we could assume that it had to be a great and potentially tragic surprise for alexander. Porus fought the battle of the hydaspes river with alexander in 326 bc. 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. Apr 14, 2018 the battle of the hydaspes was between alexander the great and the army of king porus on the river hydaspes in punjab in july 326 bc. Important battles and wars in india like battle of. Pdf on feb 7, 2019, david ison and others published war. This battle is also known as the battle of the hydaspes river. The battle resulted in a greek victory and the surrender of porus. Alexander the great and the mystery of the elephant medallions on. In fact, alexander extended his boundaries as far as punjab, india. Alexander the great, defeated porus, the paurava king.
Battle of hydaspes alexander vs porus free pdf download. Alexanders initial march across india went relatively unchallenged, gaining a number of allies along the way. In the case of the battle of the hydaspes, on the other hand, it is possible to compare the different accounts of the battle available to us from different sources, and to consider the importance of each aspect of the battle, or even to reconstruct an alternative picture of the battle. Played against a friends indian army, see report on satraps blog. The last battle fought by alexander the great was on the banks of the hydaspes river in india. The cavalry battle at the hydaspes1 the journal of hellenic. Alexander crossed the hindukush mountains and spent nearly ten months in fighting with the tribes.
Alexander the great 35623 bc and porus oil on canvas. He surveyed the enemy battleline and decided to focus his attacks on the indian left wing. The battle of hydaspes has been viewed by many as an ambitious undertaking, beyond anything alexander had ever done, but the young king understood that in order to continue his march across india he had to defeat king porus. Important battles and wars in india like battle of hydaspes. 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. Large areas of the punjab between the hydaspes and hyphasis rivers. The most notable event in the present connection was alexanders crossing of the hydaspes in face of the indians on the opposite bank. Carthaginians, with elephants, at the battle of zama. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Aug 24, 2014 the ancient macedonians were a distinct european people, conscious and proud of their nationality, their customs, their language, and their name.
I found the indian four horse chariots quite tough and the phalanx had issues with fighting elephants. With a little difficulty, it is possible to write about, say, the mythical battle of kurukshetra in rather similar terms as we have written about the battle of the hydaspes. Taken from the name of a river in india, the battle of hydaspes was the last major conflict fought by alexander the great. May 27, 2015 there are no credible sources which say that he lost the battle of hydaspes. Pdf chapter 2 of my 1980 thesis was a study of alexanders tactics in the first of his three major battles.
Impressed by the valour of porus, ultimately alexander returned his kingdom to him. Their orders were to attack only when the indian right wing had totally committed itself against alexanders exposed left flank. Map of the macedonian empire after the battle of ipsus 301 bc. This isnt helped by the fact that even western histories mention this battle, and then skip str. Even though there were no elephants utilized by the carthaginians during this battle. This game is played using the warhammer ancient battles ruleset. The indian king porus met his advance at the river hydaspes jhelum near haranpur in modern pakistan. The battle was the last major battle in alexanders life. Find information about battle of the hydaspes, its venue, year, reasons, winner, loser and aftermath of the battle. The indians were defeated in the fierce battle battle of hydaspes. He was captured, and then became an ally and vassal of alexander the great. The river is too deep to cross so alexander needs to think of a plan to cross it some other way. Indian history great battles battle of the hydaspes 326 bc duration. It is popular among some, particularly in india, to theorize that he did.
Battle of the hydaspes, 326 bce, fourth and last pitched battle fought by alexander the great during his campaign of conquest in asia. This would be the first major battle between a western army and indian elephants, and was one of alexanders toughest battles. Porus is considered as the most successful opponent of alexander despite facing a defeat in the battle. Hence, the battle is known as the battle of the hydaspes. Battle of the hydaspes river the phalanx attacking the centre 1898 painting by andre castaigne 18611929 unless otherwise noted, all illustrations are courtesy of wikipediatoday in military history. Hydaspes, in arrian, alexander is once more faced with a river, the opposite bank of which is. After destroying the last remnants of the persian army at gaugamela, alexander spent the next two years occupying the heartlands of central asia. Another person fighting in the battle of the hydaspes was alexanders top officer seleucus i nicator. Map of the battle of the hydaspes 326 bc combined arms attack. Two maps of the kingdoms of the diadochi successors of the macedonian empire in 301 bc and in 200 bc. So the answer to the question is that many resources say that alexander won the battle but many others also claim.
There he was met by an indian king named porus, whose forces kept guard along the opposite riverbank to prevent alexander from crossing. 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. Between gaugamela and hydaspes, what were the important. The fight on the banks of the hydaspes river in india was the closest alexander the great came to defeat. May 04, 2015 kashmir life was launched in 2009 as a weekly with an avowed objective to create a worldclass news product for kashmir and about kashmir. Battle of hydaspes 326 bce was a battle between alexander the great and king porus of paurava which was on the banks of river jhelum greeks know this river as hydaspes in the punjab region of the indian subcontinent according to the question who won the battle of hydaspes. Alexander, after defeating porus, impressed by him makes him the governor of all his territories in.
This battle took place on the east bank of jhelum river. Nov 27, 2014 not quite hydaspes, one of our regular sunday games using hail caesar. 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. Hydaspes is in many respects the most interesting of all his set engagements. 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.
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