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Battle of the Uxian Defile

Battle of the Uxian Defile was a battle fought in December 331 BC in what is now Iran. It was part of the Wars of Alexander the Great, which ran from 336 BC to 323 BC. The recorded result: Macedonian victory. Recorded strength: 8,000 infantry against Unknown.

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Battle of the Uxian Defile,
Battle of the Uxian Defile,. Stephen Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtDecember 331 BC
WhereIran32.189N, 48.258E
OutcomeMacedonian victory
BelligerentsMacedonia; League of CorinthagainstUxians
Casualties and lossesMinimal–ModerateandUnknown, total destruction of Uxian military capabilities
Part ofWars of Alexander the Great336 BC to 323 BC

Where it sits in the Wars of Alexander the Great

Battle of Thessaly, 336 BCSiege of Halicarnassus, 334 BCSiege of Miletus, 334 BCSiege of Termessos, 334 BCBattle of the Granicus, 334 BCBattle of Issus, 333 BCSiege of Tyre, 332 BCSiege of Gaza, 332 BCBattle of Gaugamela, 331 BCBattle of the Uxian Defile, 331 BCBattle of the Persian Gate on the Mountain, 330 BCSiege of Cyropolis, 329 BCBattle of Polytimetus, 329 BCBattle of Jaxartes, 329 BCBattle of Gabai, 328 BCSiege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BC336 BC327 BCBattle of the Uxian Defile, 331 BC
16 placed engagements of the Wars of Alexander the Great in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateDecember 331 BC (month precision)
PlaceIran
32.189N, 48.258E
KindBattle, ancient
Territorial changeHellenic conquest of the Uxians
Strength8,000 infantryUnknown
Casualties and lossesMinimal–ModerateUnknown, total destruction of Uxian military capabilities
Commanders
  • Madates
Battle of the Uxian DefileBattle of the Uxian DefileBattle of SusaSiege of GundishapurOperation Tariq al-QodsBattle of HormozdganSiege of ShushtarSiege of GundishapurOperation Tariq al-QodsAhvazAl AmarahDezful100 km32.189N, 48.258E
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Battle of the Uxian Defile is one of 137 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 157 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q15197556, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Uxian Defile, revision 1370602613, 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.