They would have to ford on more time and sumerly land in hostile territory. Getting his army across the river proved difficult because they misread the proper layout of river and landed instead on an island. The main Macedonian body, I believe, would attack the main force of Porus's. Once the Macedonian troops landed on the eastern bank they would be on death's ground and fighting for victory or total defeat.Īfter a while of deceit and deception, Alexander crossed north of Porus's main camp. Make no mistake, this was a complex amphibious style assault accompanied with artillery weapons and siege engines. Alexander would have ford a wide, powerful river during imminent rains.
This was perhaps the Porus's best asset and I'm sure he was anxious to see it actually work. Porus was located east across a large river system from Alexander's army. Porus had a great natural defense working for him. Porus had an idea he was coming so he had been trying to build a coalition to properly fight a potentially significant battle in defense of his surrounding kingdoms. His army had taken a noticeable toll during the endless back/double back again type campaign led by guerrilla leader/self titled King of Asia called Spitamenese.Īfter crossing the Hindu Kush I believe he fought another pretty big battle at the Siege of Aronos.
This campaign had taken two years and severely stunted chances of a proper India Invasion. Alexander's army had been wandering for years before finally getting custody of Spitamenese's defeat, his head, and ensuring peace accords. Porus didn't know it at the time but he was going to face a rather tired and dispirited Macedonian army. Posts with unsourced content may be edited or deleted.
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