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... Alexander led his troops to attack the Persian Army lead by Arsites, General of the Persian Army. The Persians had 15,000 infantry and 15,000-16,000 cavalry, while Alexander had 43,000 infantry and only 6,000-7,000 cavalry. ... This was good for the Persians because they had more cavalry than Alexander. ... Alexander fought the battle on the right flank, as the Persians transferred their best troops to the center. This was just what Alexander wanted. Alexander charged, leading his cavalry. ... He began to drive a similar wedge into Alexander’s center. This was a mistake causing many casualties to the Persians and letting Alexander overrun the infantry routing them(Hackett 111).
The next time Alexander met the Persians they where led by Darius King of the Persians at the battle of Issus with 30,000 Greeks facing 100,000 Persians along a river neat the town of Issus.
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