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commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Craterus

Battles of Craterus

Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, 370 BC to 321 BC

Craterus is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 334 BC and 321 BC: 6 battles, 1 siege and 3 campaigns across 5 present-day countries, most in Pakistan (4), Turkey (3), Iran (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 11,279 km apart end to end, 1,253 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Wars of Alexander the Great (4), Indo-Greek wars (4), Lamian War (1).

Siege of CyropolisCophen CampaignMallian CampaignBattle of CrannonBattle of the HellespontBattle of the GranicusBattle of IssusBattle of the Persian Gate on the MountainIndian campaign of Alexander the GreatBattle of the HydaspesBattle of the GranicusBattle of IssusBattle of the Persian Gate on the MountainIndian campaign of Alexander the GreatBattle of the HydaspesTehranBaghdadKabulAthensTashkentDubaiNew DelhiKarachiLahoreAhmedabad2000 km34.614N, 47.994E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

334 BC: 1 engagements333 BC: 1 engagements330 BC: 1 engagements329 BC: 1 engagements327 BC: 2 engagements2 in 327 BC326 BC: 2 engagements2 in 326 BC322 BC: 1 engagements321 BC: 1 engagements334 BC321 BC
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of the Granicus, 334 BCBattle of Issus, 333 BCBattle of the Persian Gate on the Mountain, 330 BCSiege of Cyropolis, 329 BCIndian campaign of Alexander the Great, 327 BCCophen Campaign, 327 BCBattle of the Hydaspes, 326 BCMallian Campaign, 326 BCBattle of Crannon, 322 BCBattle of the Hellespont, 321 BC334 BC321 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
May 334 BCBattle of the GranicusBiga River, TurkeyMacedonian victory
5 November 333 BCBattle of IssusIssus, Turkey866 km SEMacedonian victory
20 January 330 BCBattle of the Persian Gate on the MountainPersian Gates, Iran1,575 km EMacedonian victory; Destruction of Persepolis
329 BCSiege of CyropolisCyropolis, Tajikistan1,563 km NEMacedonian victory
327 BCIndian campaign of Alexander the GreatIndus Valley, Pakistan946 km SEMacedonian victory
327 BCCophen CampaignSwat District, Pakistan703 km NMacedonian victory
May 326 BCBattle of the HydaspesJhelum River, Pakistan284 km SMacedonian victory
326 BCMallian CampaignPunjab, Pakistan268 km SWMacedonian victory
August 322 BCBattle of CrannonCranon, Greece4,588 km NWMacedonian victory
321 BCBattle of the HellespontTurkey486 km EEumenes victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Commons, Copyrighted free use, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.