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Siege of Pelium
Siege of Pelium was a siege conducted in 335 BC at Pelion, in what is now Albania. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Pelion. It was part of the Alexander's Balkan campaign. The recorded result: Macedonian victory. Recorded strength: 23,000 total; 12,000 heavy infantry; 8,000 light infantry; 3,000 cavalry against 7,000.
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Where it sits in the Alexander's Balkan campaign
Record
| Date | 335 BC (year precision) | |
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| Place | Pelion, Albania 40.641N, 20.960E | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
| Territorial change | Pelium pass gained | |
| Strength | 23,000 total; 12,000 heavy infantry; 8,000 light infantry; 3,000 cavalry | 7,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 2,000 | 5,000 |
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Nearest engagements
- Bilishta Battle, 1903 date unknown, 4.0 km E
- Capture of Korytsa 1912, 16 km W
- Battle at Lokvata and Vinyari 1903, 16 km E
- Lokvata Battle date unknown, 16 km E
- Battle of Morava–Ivan 1940, 26 km W
In the same war
Siege of Pelium is one of 137 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 53 in present-day Albania.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q6200334, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Pelium, revision 1370744345, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.