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Alexander the Great and Conquests

Alexander refused and within minutes the blaring trumpets roared as they marched on into battle. Alexander launched a small attack of fifteen-hundred men to make the Persians believe the real battle had started. They fell for it and soon the Persians had lost the majority of their men along the banks. Alexander then proceeded in sending in his elite cavalry squadrons down into the river and across into the face of his enemies. Several of the Persian officers tried to kill Alexander himself, in the attempt eight were killed, including Darius's son-in-law. The Greek mercenaries, meanwhile, who were among the Persian's best troops watched the battle at the river Granicus. The Persian cavalry retreated and among the midst came Alexander's companion cavalry heading straight for them. The phalanx was set up and war against the mercenaries ensued into the night. The mercenaries were cut in half before finally surrendering. They were then sent in chains to hard labor for life in the silver mines of Thrace. This was Alexander's way of sending a grim message to any other Greeks considering joining the Persians. Memnon, now Darius's commander-in-chief of Western operations, was setting up once again in anticipation of Alexander's arrival. With him were the Athenian mercenary commanders Ephialtes and Thrasybulos, two men who had been on Alexander's hit list for quite some time. This time they believed they had the best defenses to defeat Alexander's army. Their town was a fortress fortified by a huge wall winding up into the hills above Boldrum. It had two or three main gates and the low ground was protected by deep ditches; it also had forts above the harbor and out in the bay was a fleet of four hundred ships. This place was so fortified that it was almost impossible to get in. Fortunately Alexander who had just about any type of weapon imaginable of this period used his siege-technology to gain entrance.


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