Alexander The Great vs Julius Caesar
The Ancients
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The Greatest Commanden in the Battle Field
Alexander had ultimate faith in the amazing military establishment he had. Instead of an argad macedonian army was all through the king. You set up your battle plan, you lay out your troops where you want them on the battlefield. And then for alexander, using the classic anvil and hammer tactic,. The idea was for the phalanx to pin their opponent’s main battle line high li to weakness in the battle line - which is what happened. That's how the battle bthat's a very, very broad way of saying it, but that's what happened. But once the battle's in train, alexander has to let it go. He
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