Battle of Jaxartes
Battle fought in 329 BC by Alexander the Great against the Saka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Jaxartes was fought in 329 BC by Alexander the Great and his Hellenic (Greek) army against the Saka at the River Jaxartes, now known as the Syr Darya River.[1] The site of the battle straddles the modern borders of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan, just south-west of the ancient city of Tashkent (the modern capital of Uzbekistan) and north-east of Khujand (a city in Tajikistan).
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Battle of Jaxartes | |||||||
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Part of the Wars of Alexander the Great | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Macedonia Hellenic League | Saka[1] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alexander the Great | Satraces | ||||||
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6,000 | 15,000-20,000[citation needed] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
160 killed 1,000 wounded | 1,200 | ||||||
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