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Wars are not won by evacuations. -- Winston Churchill |
Issus (333 b.c.)(93 total words in this text)(2063 Reads)  War: Alexander & Macedonian Conquests Date: 333 b.c. Location: Adana, Turkey Outcome: Macedonian victory over the Persians Principal Commanders: Macedonian: Alexander III : Darius III Overview: Alexander defeated the Persian army with many times more men at the ancient city of Issus about 50 miles west of modern day Adana. While Darius, King of Persia, fled after the battle, Alexander captured Darius family. |
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