Alexander and Coenus rout both wings of Porus' army 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 Coenus Origin: Epirotan, 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 (Person) :	Porus Origin: Indian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: defeat
Victim (Group) :	Army of Porus Origin: Indian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: retreat, Direct Consequence: defeat
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Alexander 60.6Plutarch Alexander 60.6 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
Original Text :	γενομένης δὲ τροπῆς ἑκατέρωθεν ἀναχωρεῖν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὰ θηρία καὶ συνειλεῖσθαι τοὺς ἐκβιαζομένους,
Translation :	Both wings having been routed, the vanquished troops retired in every case upon the elephants in the centre, and were there crowded together with them,
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1919. 7.
Remark :	perpetrator: Alexander's and Coenus' attack is mentioned in 60.5.
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