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Page 367
... cavalry , 1500 were Macedonians , 1500 Thes- salians , the rest Greeks , Thracians , and Pæonians . The highest standard of efficiency in the army was represented by the famous cavalry troop composed of Macedonian knights and called the ...
... cavalry , 1500 were Macedonians , 1500 Thes- salians , the rest Greeks , Thracians , and Pæonians . The highest standard of efficiency in the army was represented by the famous cavalry troop composed of Macedonian knights and called the ...
Page 368
... cavalry numbered about twenty thousand , the infantry somewhat less . The Persians , in setting their cavalry at the front to act on the defensive , committed a folly that Alexander appreciated the moment he arrived on the opposite bank ...
... cavalry numbered about twenty thousand , the infantry somewhat less . The Persians , in setting their cavalry at the front to act on the defensive , committed a folly that Alexander appreciated the moment he arrived on the opposite bank ...
Page 372
... cavalry , 400 E. Sarissophors , light cavalry , 500 commanded by Amyntas . F , Hypaspists , light infantry , 3000 , led by Nicanor ; F1 , the taxis sent with Amyntas against the Persian left . The rich booty of the victory Alexander ...
... cavalry , 400 E. Sarissophors , light cavalry , 500 commanded by Amyntas . F , Hypaspists , light infantry , 3000 , led by Nicanor ; F1 , the taxis sent with Amyntas against the Persian left . The rich booty of the victory Alexander ...
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