Alexander at Arbela, Plain of Gaugamela, Iraq, 331BC by David Pentland. SIG1557 The 49th Division comprised of

The 49th Division comprised of 1st Tyneside Scottish

two pushing and two pulling

and awaited the arrival of the rest of his army

Fate alone knew what awaited them

By incredible heroism

Alexander at Arbela, Plain of Gaugamela, Iraq, 331BC by David Pentland. SIG1557 The 49th Division comprised ofDHM1359. 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