Decisive Battles Gaugamela

Despite facing the great Persian army on unfamiliar terrain, Alexander engineered a victory that changed the world. Gaugamela was the greatest battle of Alexander the Great, and it gave him control of the Persian Empire. Darius raised a titanic army against Alexander and picked the ideal spot for his cavalry-led force. But the Macedonian created a typically brilliant plan of attack which led to one of the finest victories of his illustrious career.