<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> The Battle of Granicus </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Wars of Alexander the Great </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Battle of the Granicus River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> May , 334 BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Granicus River , Troad region , Hellespontine Phrygia , Achaemenid Empire ( modern - day Biga Çayı , Turkey ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Macedonian victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> Alexander attains half of Asia Minor </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macedon League of Corinth </Td> <Td> <P> Achaemenid Empire </P> <Ul> <Li> Satrapies of Asia Minor </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alexander the Great Parmenion Cleitus the Black Hephaestion Calas Hegelochus Ptolemy </Td> <Td> Arsames Rheomithres Niphates † Petenes † Spithridates † Mithrobuzanes † Arbupales † Mithridates † Pharnaces † Omares † Arsites † Rhoesaces † Memnon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32,000 infantry ( 12,000 Macedonians , 7,000 other Greeks , 5,000 mercenaries , 7,000 Odrysians , Triballians and Illyrians , and 1,000 archers ) 5,100 cavalry ( 1,800 Macedonians , 1,800 Thessalians , 600 other Greeks , and 900 Thracians and Paeonians ) Total : 37,100 </Td> <Td> 10,000 - 20,000 cavalry 5,000 - 20,000 Greek hoplite mercenaries Total : 20,000 - 40,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 300 to 400 killed 1,150 -- 1,380 to 3,500 -- 4,200 wounded </Td> <Td> 3,000 infantry killed 1,000 cavalry killed 2,000 captured </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> The Battle of Granicus </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Wars of Alexander the Great </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The Battle of the Granicus River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> May , 334 BC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Granicus River , Troad region , Hellespontine Phrygia , Achaemenid Empire ( modern - day Biga Çayı , Turkey ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> Macedonian victory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Territorial changes </Th> <Td> Alexander attains half of Asia Minor </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macedon League of Corinth </Td> <Td> <P> Achaemenid Empire </P> <Ul> <Li> Satrapies of Asia Minor </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alexander the Great Parmenion Cleitus the Black Hephaestion Calas Hegelochus Ptolemy </Td> <Td> Arsames Rheomithres Niphates † Petenes † Spithridates † Mithrobuzanes † Arbupales † Mithridates † Pharnaces † Omares † Arsites † Rhoesaces † Memnon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32,000 infantry ( 12,000 Macedonians , 7,000 other Greeks , 5,000 mercenaries , 7,000 Odrysians , Triballians and Illyrians , and 1,000 archers ) 5,100 cavalry ( 1,800 Macedonians , 1,800 Thessalians , 600 other Greeks , and 900 Thracians and Paeonians ) Total : 37,100 </Td> <Td> 10,000 - 20,000 cavalry 5,000 - 20,000 Greek hoplite mercenaries Total : 20,000 - 40,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 300 to 400 killed 1,150 -- 1,380 to 3,500 -- 4,200 wounded </Td> <Td> 3,000 infantry killed 1,000 cavalry killed 2,000 captured </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who won the battle of the granicus river
who won the battle of the granicus river
Macedonian victory
Macedonian victory