The battle roll: an encyclopedia containing descriptions of the most famous and memorable land battles and sieges in all ages . r than that ofthe Persians. The two armies being thusdrawn up in order of battle on the oppositebanks of the river, Alexander rode throughhis ranks, and entreated his troops to behavethemselves vahantly during the approachingcontest. At the conclusion of his exhorta-tions, the whole army set up a shout, andeagerly demanded to be led against theenemy. Alexander first advanced veryslowly, to prevent the ranks from breaking,and halted by intervals; but when he hadarrived
The battle roll: an encyclopedia containing descriptions of the most famous and memorable land battles and sieges in all ages . r than that ofthe Persians. The two armies being thusdrawn up in order of battle on the oppositebanks of the river, Alexander rode throughhis ranks, and entreated his troops to behavethemselves vahantly during the approachingcontest. At the conclusion of his exhorta-tions, the whole army set up a shout, andeagerly demanded to be led against theenemy. Alexander first advanced veryslowly, to prevent the ranks from breaking,and halted by intervals; but when he hadarrived within bow-shot, he commanded allhis right wing to plunge impetuously intothe river purposely, that they might surprisethe barbarians, come sooner to a close en-gagement, and be less exposed to the en-emys arrows, in all of which he was emin-ently successful. Both sides fought with theutmost bravery and resolution, and beingnow forced to fight close, they charged onboth sides, sword in hand. A dreadfulslaughter followed. They engaged man toman, each one aiming his sword at the faceof hia opponent. Alexander performed the. \vw^»^5~(|ii|;iwi|!!|||!ri|]|™i|i^ iliillli ISSUS. 289 duty both of a commander and a privatesoldier, wishing nothing so ardently as theglory of killing with his own hand, Darius,who, being seated on a high chariot, wasconspicuous to the whole army, and was bythat means a powerful object both to encour-age his own soldiers to defend him, and theenemy to attack him. And now the battle grew more furious andbloody than before. Many of the Persiannobility were killed. Each side fought withincredible bravery. Oxathres, brother toDarius, observing that Alexander was goingto charge that monarch, rushed before hischariot with the horse under his command,and distinguished himself above all the horses that drew Dariuss chariot, beingquite covered with wounds, began to pranceabout, and shook the yoke so violently thatthey were on the point of overturning the
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