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Alexander was able to defeat the Indian elephant cavalry through his unique talent for combat command, and it was a crushing victory.
Alexander is arguably one of the greatest monarchs in history, he built a huge empire across Asia, Africa and Europe, and these feats were achieved in his twenties, but for various reasons, Alexander finally died in his thirties, it is difficult to imagine what great achievements he would have achieved if he had been alive, Alexander time trained a unique way of fighting, that is, the Macedonian phalanx, relying on this special combination of attack and defense in one battle, Alexander can be said to be invincible He defeated powerful empires such as Persia and finally came to the far east, where he encountered India under The Perus, thus breaking out the Battle of The Haydas Pest River, one of the four most famous battles in Alexander's life, in which Alexander was almost defeated, but with his excellent art of battlefield command, he finally won.
In the Battle of Heydaspes River, the Indian side sent out war elephants, this kind of behemoth that Alexander's army had never seen before, and brought a fatal blow to Alexander's army, both psychologically and physically, as we all know, the Macedonian phalanx itself is dominated by spears, this weapon can be attacked and retreated, originally considered to be a sharp weapon against war elephants, but in actual combat, it was found that this phalanx did not cause much damage to war elephants, and Alexander's army once showed signs of rout. In the end, Alexander personally led the cavalry to charge from the rear of the Indian army, and after the troops were inspired by Alexander, they broke out into super combat effectiveness and finally won the battle, it can be said that Alexander relied on favorable terrain and his own super tactical qualities to defeat the elephant cavalry.
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