Alexander at Arbela, Plain of Gaugamela, Iraq, 331BC by David Pentland. (AP) SQN300 Here a cannon shot struck

Here a cannon shot struck him on the left breast

courage and power of endurance

Alpini by David Pentland

were ordered to take up a defensive position at the Reichstag buildings

They ventured still further

Alexander at Arbela, Plain of Gaugamela, Iraq, 331BC by David Pentland. (AP) SQN300 Here a cannon shot struckDHM1359AP. Alexander at Arbela, Plain of Gaugamela, Iraq, 331BC by David Pentland. Flanked by his Companion heavy cavalry, Alexander, King of Macedon, led the charge which broke through the left wing of the Persian army, and forced Darius, the Great King, to flee the battlefield. Persian success against his own left wing forced him to delay his pursuit of the routed troops, but by the end of the day the battle was won, and the heart of the Persian