Porus was the bravest enemy of alexander the great. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to s. The river that once witnessed an epic battle of hydaspes on its. Survivors of the greek macedonian army which had crossed the hellspont seven years earlier 40,000 strong, had now dwindled to a mere,000 men. Battle of the hydaspes, 326 bce, fourth and last pitched battle fought by alexander the great during his campaign of conquest in asia. After hydaspes, alexanders men began to grow weary of the continuous battles. 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. From sangam in south kashmir to asham in north, jhelums serpentine course is literally battling for its space. Porus modeling the battle of the hydaspes using warhammer ancient battles historicon demonstration game july 2003 welcome to the material packet for this game scenario. 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. Explaination on how alexanders army was able to cross the.
B this article has been rated as bclass on the projects quality scale. The mountain, which is at least twelve miles in circumference, and rises to a height of more than seven thousand feet above the sea, or five thousand above the indus, is washed on its southern face by that river, which at this point is of great depth, and enclosed by rugged and precipitous rocks, forbidding approach from that side. The wellington left the port at 6 am and proceeded outside the heads to tow her in, arriving again at midday. The last major battle in alexanders campaign was particular unusual due to use of the elephants by poruss army in the battle. Phases of battle of hydaspes alexander fixed his camp in the locality of the town of jhelum on the right bank of the river. May 3, 326 bcit has been some time since i have written about an ancient battle in these posts. 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. Their orders were to attack only when the indian right wing had totally committed itself against alexanders exposed left flank. It effectively checked the continual expansions of alexander and his macedonian troops, forcing his return to babylon where he died, ending his reign. The battle resulted in a greek victory and the surrender of porus. Todays history lesson highlights the last major victory of alexander the great. Unauthorized use andor duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blogs author andor owner is strictly prohibited. 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.
The last great battle by tom lovell depicting alexanders troops overcoming porus war elephants. Map of the battle of the hydaspes 326 bc crossing of the river. There he was met by an indian king named porus, whose forces kept guard along the opposite riverbank to prevent alexander from crossing. Never before had alexander fought against those animals. Alexanders failed india invasion alexander vs porus at the battle of hydapses duration. Alexanders army camps on other side of hydaspesjhelum and porus lines the other side with his army and elephants.
By kashmir life on may 4, 2015 cover story, floods, water. Alexander crossed the hindukush mountains and spent nearly ten months in fighting with the tribes. The fight on the banks of the hydaspes river in india was the closest alexander the great came to defeat. At the battle of hydaspes, alexander schooled the hindu king porus at deception. Alexander the great and the macedonian empire kenneth w. The river crossing of hydaspes by alexander the great. Map of the battle of the hydaspes 326 bc combined arms attack. 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. When alexander adopted this policy many macedonians were. Alexanders initial march across india went relatively unchallenged, gaining a number of allies along the way. With the hydaspes in flood, there was, of course, no immediate possibility of fording the river. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Porus or poros was a king of the pauravas whose territory spanned the region between the hydaspes jhelum and acesines chenab rivers in what is now punjab.
By crossing the river, eliminating half of porus cavalry after doing so, neutralizing the pauravan chariots with horsearchers, and trusting his phalanx to hold strong against a war elephant charge, he. Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks. Explaination on how alexanders army was able to cross the hydaspes before porus was able to react 4451705. At the battle of hydaspes, alexander schooled the hindu. Its capital may have been at the site now known as lahore. 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 macedonian paean rang out as the great beasts crashed into the long spears, impaling themselves. Find information about battle of the hydaspes, its venue, year, reasons, winner, loser and aftermath of the battle. On the other sides, as at massaga, ravines, cliffs, and. Alexander, after defeating porus, impressed by him makes him the governor of all his territories in india. The river jhelum is called vitasta in the rigveda and hydaspes greek. Sheets of heavy arrows from long indian bows arced over the war elephants that surged forward to meet the macedonian phalanxs bristling hedge of sarissas. Know the overall place and significance of the battle of the hydaspes in the. When alexander the great reached the hydaspes river in 326 b.
The prelude to the battle alexander arrives with his army at the river hydaspes. He was warmly received by ambhi, the ruler of taxila. Alexander married her to appease the bactrian satraps, but may have actually been in love with her. What is the significance of the battle of the hydaspes. Alexander gave out publicly that he was content to wait for the autumn months when the water would run very much lower.
After destroying the last remnants of the persian army at gaugamela, alexander spent the next two years occupying the heartlands of central asia. Ive only played warrior a few times and mostly with dave running the game. Alexander won this battle by achieving minute successes that contributed to his overall success. The ancient macedonians were a distinct european people, conscious and proud of their nationality, their customs, their language, and their name. Porusalexander war is of great significance in the history of ancient india. Explain how alexanders army was able to cross the hydaspes before porus was able to react. This article is within the scope of wikiproject classical greece and rome, a group of contributors interested in wikipedias articles on classics. The classical sanskrit name for the jhelum is vitasta the widespreading from vitasti, a unit of linear measure. Map of the macedonian empire after the battle of ipsus 301 bc. 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.
Large areas of the punjab between the hydaspes and hyphasis rivers. Battle of hydaspes alexander vs porus free pdf download. Two maps of the kingdoms of the diadochi successors of the macedonian empire in 301 bc and in 200 bc. Alexander, the son of king phillip of macedonia a small kingdom in ancient greece ascended the throne in 336 b. The water was high at that time of yearand the currentswift and turbulent. This state was situated between the rivers hydaspes modern jhelum and acesines chenab. Did alexander really defeat porus at the battle of hydaspes. The kingdom of paurava of king porus was situated in the part of punjab which is now part of modern day pakistan. If you would like to join the wikiproject or learn how to contribute, please see our project page. Alexander the great indian campaigns and battle of the. Alexander defeated porus, but was so impressed with his bravery that alexander made him an ally, appointed him satrap, and gave him new.
By hydaspes with reinforcements the total numbers of companions had risen to perhaps 3000. Knowing the romans experiences 50 years later we could assume. Pdf merger lite is a very easy to use application that enables you to quickly combine multiple pdfs in order to create a single document. And porus had a relatively small army by indian standards 6000 cavalry, 30,000 infantry, 200.
Battle of hydaspes river, 326 bc the art of battle. Also several persian nobles had been included with their entourage as part. Alexander the greats last great victory before he returned from india. The battle of hydaspes took place in 326 bc between the forces of alexander the great and those of the north indian king, porus. The river is too deep to cross so alexander needs to think of a plan to cross it some other way. This particular battle, dave, decided that we would use warrior for our rule set. Another person fighting in the battle of the hydaspes was alexanders top officer seleucus i nicator. Porus a king of pauravaa in punjab fought alexander at the. It has been speculated that the vitasta must have been one of the seven rivers saptasindhu mentioned so many times in the rigveda. Alexander won but let porus continue to be ruler over his realm, which was declared part of the macedonian empire, of course. The battle of arbela gaugamela and alexander and porus, at the battle of hydaspes pair 10.
The battle of arbela gaugamela and alexander and porus. Scorched eartha military tatic that involves destroying anything that may be useful to the enemy as they advance or withdraw from an area. Whether you need to split a pdf into several different single files or split its pages in a certain interval, all you have to do is upload the pdf file and select the. In greek usage it became hydaspes, the river that alexander crossed to give. The royal ile was 300400 men in strength and was included in the basilikon agema kings guard.
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