Battle of the Uxian Defile
The Battle of Uxian Defile was fought by Alexander the Great against the Uxian tribe of the Persian Empire. The battle raged on the mountain range between the key Persian cities of Susa and Persepolis. Persepolis was the ancient capital of the Persian Empire and held a symbolic value among the native Persian population. They believed that if this city were to fall into enemy hands, then, in effect, the whole Persian Empire would fall into the hands of the enemy.
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Battle of the Uxian Defile
The Battle of Uxian Defile was fought by Alexander the Great against the Uxian tribe of the Persian Empire. The battle raged on the mountain range between the key Persian cities of Susa and Persepolis. Persepolis was the ancient capital of the Persian Empire and held a symbolic value among the native Persian population. They believed that if this city were to fall into enemy hands, then, in effect, the whole Persian Empire would fall into the hands of the enemy.
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The Battle of Uxian Defile was ...... l into the hands of the enemy.
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Hellenic League
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Macedonian victory, conquest of the Uxians
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8,000 infantry
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Unknown, total destruction of Uxian military capabilities
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Uxian Defile
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date
December 331 BC
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East of Susa
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Macedonian victory, conquest of the Uxians
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Unknown
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Uxian territory added to Macedonian Empire
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Uxian Defile
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