Atlas of Battles

commander, 16 engagements

Battles of Alexander the Great

Battles of Alexander the Great

king of Macedonia and conqueror of Achaemenid Persia (356–323 BC), 356 BC to 323 BC

Alexander the Great is recorded as a commander at 16 placed engagements in the atlas between 338 BC and 326 BC: 8 battles and 8 sieges across 9 present-day countries, most in Turkey (4), Tajikistan (3), Greece (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 7,847 km apart end to end, 523 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Wars of Alexander the Great (12), Alexander's Balkan campaign (2).

Battle of ThebesSiege of PeliumSiege of HalicarnassusSiege of MiletusSiege of TyreSiege of GazaBattle of the Uxian DefileBattle of the Persian Gate on the MountainSiege of CyropolisBattle of JaxartesSiege of the Sogdian RockBattle of ChaeroneaBattle of the GranicusBattle of IssusBattle of GaugamelaBattle of the HydaspesBattle of ChaeroneaBattle of the GranicusBattle of IssusBattle of GaugamelaBattle of the HydaspesBaghdadKabulTashkentDubaiNew Delhi2000 km35.675N, 47.299E
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

338 BC: 1 engagements335 BC: 2 engagements334 BC: 3 engagements3 in 334 BC333 BC: 1 engagements332 BC: 2 engagements331 BC: 2 engagements330 BC: 1 engagements329 BC: 2 engagements327 BC: 1 engagements326 BC: 1 engagements338 BC326 BC
16 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Chaeronea, 338 BCBattle of Thebes, 335 BCSiege of Pelium, 335 BCSiege of Halicarnassus, 334 BCSiege of Miletus, 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 Jaxartes, 329 BCSiege of the Sogdian Rock, 327 BCBattle of the Hydaspes, 326 BC338 BC326 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
August 338 BCBattle of ChaeroneaChaeronea, GreeceMacedonian victory
335 BCBattle of ThebesThebes, Greece46 km SEMacedonian victory; Destruction of Thebes
335 BCSiege of PeliumPelion, Albania328 km NWMacedonian victory
334 BCSiege of HalicarnassusHalicarnassus, Turkey688 km SEMacedonian victory
334 BCSiege of MiletusMiletus, Turkey56 km NMacedonian victory
May 334 BCBattle of the GranicusBiga River, Turkey300 km NMacedonian victory
5 November 333 BCBattle of IssusIssus, Turkey866 km SEMacedonian victory
January 332 BCSiege of TyreTyre, Lebanon407 km SMacedonian victory
October 332 BCSiege of GazaGaza City, Palestine207 km SMacedonian victory
1 October 331 BCBattle of GaugamelaGaugamela, Iraq974 km NEMacedonian victory
December 331 BCBattle of the Uxian DefileIran653 km SEMacedonian victory
20 January 330 BCBattle of the Persian Gate on the MountainPersian Gates, Iran357 km SEMacedonian victory; Destruction of Persepolis
329 BCSiege of CyropolisCyropolis, Tajikistan1,563 km NEMacedonian victory
October 329 BCBattle of JaxartesSyr Darya, Tajikistan457 km NEMacedonian victory
327 BCSiege of the Sogdian RockSogdia, Tajikistan22 km NWMacedonian victory
May 326 BCBattle of the HydaspesJhelum River, Pakistan923 km SEMacedonian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.