Alexander : a history of the origin and growth of the art of war from earliest times to the battle of Ipsus, : with a detailed account of the campaigns of the great Macedonian . d of his embar-rassed lieutenant. Justas the Parthian, Indianand Persian cavalry,driven from the campby the reserves of theleft, were retiringthrough the lines, Alex-ander struck this bodyin full swing. Hereoccurred the most stub-born fighting of theday. The enemys horsemust cut its way outor perish; the Com-panions, furious at delayed pursuit, determined to give noquarter. It was hand to hand work. The fighting
Alexander : a history of the origin and growth of the art of war from earliest times to the battle of Ipsus, : with a detailed account of the campaigns of the great Macedonian . d of his embar-rassed lieutenant. Justas the Parthian, Indianand Persian cavalry,driven from the campby the reserves of theleft, were retiringthrough the lines, Alex-ander struck this bodyin full swing. Hereoccurred the most stub-born fighting of theday. The enemys horsemust cut its way outor perish; the Com-panions, furious at delayed pursuit, determined to give noquarter. It was hand to hand work. The fighting wasclose and quick and bitter. Some sixty Companions bit thedust within a few brief minutes ; many, including Hephaestion,Ccenus and Menidas, were severely wounded. Few of theenemy cut their way through; nearly all remained upon thefield. For, taken in the rear by the reserves as well as metin front by Alexander, they had no outlet but with sword inhand; and it was the Companions who barred the way. The Thessalian cavalry had, during this interval, completedthe defeat of Mazaeus despite this officers splendid struggle,and, aided by the fast spreading demoralization, had driven. Arbela (fourth phase). 384 LOSSES. back the Persian right. Alexanders strong arm had notreally been required. Seeing that Parmenio could now at-tend to this part of the field, Alexander once again turnedto the pursuit of Darius, too long delayed. It is said thatthe fugitives made a cloud of dust so thick that only the soundof the whips urging on the horses were his guide in followingup the enemy. Parmenio easily completed the destruction ofthe Persian right, which had not only been checked, but, onlearning of the flight of their king, at once yielded up thestruggle. Mazseus, with a body of troops, escaped around theleft of the army, crossed the Tigris, and made for Babylon. Alexander advanced across the Lycus, in which thousandshad been drowned in trying to escape, and camped to give hismen and horses a
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