Battle of Gaugamela

Name: Battle of Gaugamela
Start: -0331
Location: Gaugamela (Mesopotamia)

331 BCE · Gaugamela (Mesopotamia) · World · Ancient

Alexander moved obliquely to lure the enemy and open a gap in the Persian line, then led his cavalry in a wedge straight at Darius.

Belligerents

Darius chose an open plain and mustered the forces of his whole realm, hoping to annihilate Macedon at one stroke.

Oblique advanceThe Macedonians marched obliquely to the right, luring the Persians to extend their line and expose a gap.
Wedge chargeAlexander led the Companion cavalry into the gap in the center.
PursuitDarius fled, and the Persians fell into a general rout.

Date	331 BCE
Place	Gaugamela (Mesopotamia)
Result	Alexander moved obliquely to lure the enemy and open a gap in the Persian line, then led his cavalry in a wedge straight at Darius.
Winner	Macedon
Casualties	The Persian army collapsed with very heavy losses; Darius fled again and was later killed.
Territorial change	The core of the Persian Empire disintegrated, and Alexander entered Babylon and Persepolis.

The decisive battle that ended the Achaemenid Persian Empire.

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MesopotamiaPersian Empire　Darius III
IranAchaemenids　Darius III
TurkeyHellenistic kingdoms　Alexander the Great
Saudi ArabiaSheba & South Arabia　(Rival kingdoms in South Arabia; the dates of the king lists are much disputed)
EgyptMacedon / Alexander　Alexander the Great
ChinaWarring States
RomeRoman Republic
IndiaMahajanapadas　Mahapadma Nanda (Nanda dynasty)
GreeceMacedon / Hellenistic
FranceCeltic Gaul