Alexander the Great: Battle of Gaugamela 331 BC

Decisive battle between Alexander the Great and Persian Empire led by Darius Codomannus, near the village of Gaugamela.

Music used:
BTS Prolog - Kevin MacLeod
Impact Allegretto - Kevin MacLeod
Invariance - Kevin MacLeod
All This Scoring Action - Kevin MacLeod
Impact Andante - Kevin MacLeod
Instinct - Bensound

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[Gman]

The little eagle flying around was a nice touch.

[eldritchpalmerable]

“I will not let darkness steal the glory of my victory”
That was Alexander’s response to Parmenion’s suggestion to attack the Persian camp at night

[dewshi]

narrator: but this was bait, and darius exposed his own troops' centre
me, lounging on my chair and eating chips: hah! amateur mistake

[crimsonterror]

I find it funny how Darius makes all the right conventional choices, always getting the odds in your favor, change your strategy, and just pay the barbarians away if your army fails. But yet nothing works, because Alexander has plot armor.

[apostolis]

Achilles: Imagine a king who fights his own battles

Alexander the Great: Allow me to introduce myself

[Irumughan]

One of the greatest thing about Alexander was he fought at the front lines in every battlefield with his troops!

[lukeadamek]

Dad: what are you doing up at 2:00 Am?!
Me:Learning about Alexander the great's 331 BC Battle
Dad: okay....

[karlamay_]

He was only 22 when he did this? And here I am, at 26, I don't even want to leave my bed.

[SelfReflective]

At 01:42 into this video, logistics are mentioned: one thing we often overlook because our attention is naturally drawn to battles and maneuvering. But get this: 1500 years after Alexander, the Crusaders undertook a somewhat similar trip to the Middle East, and they lost more men to disease and hunger and thirst and the elements than to enemy troops. We often think of history as marching forward and new generations being superior to the ones preceeding, but I was struck that in this aspect, at least, Alexander and his generals were a thousand year ahead of their time.

[ROBERTOCARLOSVEN]

The greatest military genius in history and without doubt the bravest of all, always fought in the vanguard...this guy was a beast.

[vasvas]

Damn Alexander had major balls for riding straight to Darius guards.

[BigPerm]

" I am indebted to my Father for living, but to my teacher for living well." Alexander the Great

[arknova]

I like how Darius is like a anime villain, always gets defeated but comes back

[LadyAnuB]

"Amateurs talk about tactics, but professionals study logistics."
- Gen. Robert H. Barrow, USMC (Commandant of the Marine Corps)

[pcbacklash_]

This is the classic example of a battle being won not by superior numbers or even tactics, but by superior discipline and huge balls! Alexander's attack on the Persian center, with his own left and center under pressure and his own right already engaged, was one of the boldest military moves of all time. Even though it may have been planned, it was still a HUGE risk!

[benjaminhasimbegovic]

The editing of these videos are so good

[ALeaud]

This is excellent. Thank you.
And wow, Alexander was truly amazing. As a Persian, I have complete respect for him and the Greeks. Wish Iran and Greece were friends today.

[jortikkaa]

Darius reminds me of a cartoon villain in this series. I'll get you next time ALEXANDER! NEXT TIME!

[lordzorg]

you know it's getting serious when the little boxes get spikes!

[Snowboarder]

One thing you didn't mention was that when the Persians attacked the gaps in the Macedonian center, some Persian cavalry actually did manage to make it through and started to ransack the Macedonian camp, which is part of why the timing of Alexander's decisive charge and subsequent rescue of Parmenion's forces was so important to ensuring the Macedonians didn't rout.