The Battle of Hydaspes River was fought in 326B.C. by Alexander the Great against the Indian King Porus. After Alexander conquered Persia he wanted to expand more and enter the Indus Valley. So he started a new campaign against the many Indian kings in 327B.C. After arriving at Taxila, and with the help of its king, Raja Ambhi, their combined forces attacked King Porus. And the Hydaspes River is deep and fast and crossing it would be faital. So Alexander waited several days and outsmarted the enemy by letting them think he connot cross the river. He did with a small force. Porus didn't believe that it was an important crossing and he only sent a small army. His son was killed. Aexander sent a troop of cavalry and attacked the Indians from behind. The Indians used elephants and that was especially dificult for Alexander because the horses were scared of the elephants and that forced Alexander to change his battle strategy. Through clever manouvering he was able to destroy the Indian Cavelry without endangering his horses. After huge losses Porus who was wounded in the fight surrendered.
No comments:
Post a Comment