Alexander and his army rout a thousand of Porus' horsemen and sixty chariots at the Hydaspes.

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Related Conflict :	Battle of the Hydaspes, Wars of Alexander The Great
Perpetrator (Person) :	Alexander III the Great Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: victory
Perpetrator (Group) :	Army of Alexander III the Great Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Group) :	Army of Porus Origin: Indian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: flight Army of Porus Origin: Indian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: capture
Third Party (Person) :	Porus Origin: Indian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Reaction: interference
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Alexander 60.5Plutarch Alexander 60.5 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Hydaspes (Jhelum)
Time Periode :	Hellenistic Greece
Century :	4 B.C.
Year :	326 B.C.
Context :	war/military campaign battle
Motivation :	tactical/strategical
Long-Term Consequence :	victory
Original Text :	τῶν γάρ ἱππέων χιλίους καὶ τῶν ἁρμάτων ἑξήκοντα συμπεσόντα τρεψάμενος, τὰ μὲν ἅρματα λαβεῖν ἅπαντα, τῶν δ᾽ ἱππέων ἀνελεῖν τετρακοσίους,
Translation :	For after routing a thousand of the enemy's horsemen and sixty of their chariots which engaged him, he captured all the chariots, and slew four hundred of the horsemen.
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1919. 7.
Remark :	long-term consequence: Although Alexander was victorious in this last battle of his, he did not actually conquer Poros' land. Soon after, he turned back with his troops.
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