Alexander the Great in India: The History and Legacy of the Macedonian King’s Final Campaign by Charles River Editors

Author:Charles River Editors
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Published: 2019-12-13T16:00:00+00:00

Eventually, Alexander’s scouts found an ideal location for the crossing. Further upstream there was a point where the river was divided by a small, wooded island that provided a halfway point for movement and also would screen the movements of the attacking force. On the Macedonian bank there was also a small ravine just behind it where much of the army could be concealed.

Alexander began slowly sending his forces to this spot while further dispersing those that remained across from Porus to maintain the illusion of the bulk of the army being there. He also moved his own ornate royal tent to a position with a better view of the enemy bank, and one of his commanders, similar in height and build to Alexander, took to wearing the king’s armor and clothing about the camp. With this illusion set, Alexander was free to spend greater time upriver at the crossing site planning and coordinating his attack.[22] Meanwhile, Alexander left Craterus, one of his most experienced and capable generals, in command of the remaining camp with a detachment of cavalry forces and orders to only cross and attack Porus’s camp if the Indian king took all of his elephants up the bank to confront Alexander’s crossing. If any elephants remained, the attempt would be too dangerous on horseback, but without that threat, Craterus should not have any difficulty in defeating any of the Indian infantry. Along the bank, Alexander arrayed three other commanders, Meleager, Attalus, and Gorgias, with mercenary cavalry and a large portion of the infantry, who were to begin crossing in a relay fashion as soon as Porus’s forces were heavily engaged with Alexander upstream.

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