Post by Tomasz on May 18, 2005 13:51:08 GMT -5
The Battle of Marathon 490 BC during the Persian Greek Wars. King Darious I of Persia sent his son in law Mardonius to invade Greece in 492 BC. The Persian Forces conquered Thrace and Macedonia before their fleet was devastated by a storm. Mardonia was forced to return to Asia. A second Persian invasion force crossed the Aegean sea. After conquering Eretria, the Persian Army under Datis (15,000 strong) landed near Marathon. (Marathon is 24 miles northeast of Athens.) General Miltiades, general in the Greek army gathered a force of 10,000 Athenians and 1,000 Plataean citizen Soldiers.
On the 12th September 490 BC, Miltiades arranged his Greek Hoplites )Infantry) in a long line across the 2 mile plain of Marathon. Then the Greek's charged the Persian Lines. the Centre of the Hoplite force was pushed back but the Flanks, broke through the Persian Forces and encircled the Persian Centre. Datis Persian army was routed and returned to Asia. The Greek losses was 192 men compared to the Persian losses of 6,400. This was the first major assault from the Asian Powers against Europe and is considered the first major decisive battles of the world.
Legend:
[glow=red,2,300]A[/glow] Persian Cavalry
[glow=red,2,300]B[/glow] Persian Infantry
[glow=red,2,300]C[/glow] Athenians
[glow=red,2,300]D[/glow] Plataeans
Tomasz
On the 12th September 490 BC, Miltiades arranged his Greek Hoplites )Infantry) in a long line across the 2 mile plain of Marathon. Then the Greek's charged the Persian Lines. the Centre of the Hoplite force was pushed back but the Flanks, broke through the Persian Forces and encircled the Persian Centre. Datis Persian army was routed and returned to Asia. The Greek losses was 192 men compared to the Persian losses of 6,400. This was the first major assault from the Asian Powers against Europe and is considered the first major decisive battles of the world.
Legend:
[glow=red,2,300]A[/glow] Persian Cavalry
[glow=red,2,300]B[/glow] Persian Infantry
[glow=red,2,300]C[/glow] Athenians
[glow=red,2,300]D[/glow] Plataeans
Tomasz
