Alexander is arguably the greatest monarch in history. He built a huge empire across Asia, Africa and Europe, but all these achievements were made when he was only in his twenties. However, for various reasons, Alexander finally died in his thirties. If he were still alive, it is hard to imagine how much he would achieve. Alexander trained a unique way of fighting in time, that is, Macedonian phalanx. Relying on this special offensive and defensive battle, Alexander can be said to be invincible. He defeated powerful empires such as Persia, and finally came to the Far East, where he met India under the rule of poros, which led to the Battle of Haidas Pace, one of the four most famous battles in Alexander's life. In this battle, Alexander was almost defeated, but with his excellent battlefield command art, he finally won.
In the Battle of the Sea Daspace River, the Indian side dispatched a war elephant. This behemoth, which Alexander's army had never seen before, dealt a fatal blow to Alexander's army psychologically and physically. As we all know, the Macedonian phalanx itself is dominated by spears. This weapon was originally thought to be a sharp weapon against war elephants, but in actual combat, it was found that this phalanx did little damage to war elephants. Alexander's army once showed signs of rout. In the end, Alexander personally led the cavalry to charge from the rear of the Indian army. Encouraged by Alexander, the troops broke out with super fighting capacity and finally won the battle. It can be said that Alexander defeated the elephant cavalry by relying on favorable terrain and his superior tactical accomplishment.
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