Battle of Jaxartes

Battle of Jaxartes
Part of the Wars of Alexander the Great
Date October 329 BC Location Syr Darya 40°17′00″N 69°37′00″E / 40.28333°N 69.61667°E / 40.28333; 69.61667 Result Macedonian victory[2]
Belligerents
Macedonia Hellenic League	Saka[1]
Commanders and leaders
Alexander the Great	Satraces
Strength
6,000	15,000-20,000[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
160 killed 1,000 wounded	1,200
class=notpageimage| Location of the Battle of Jaxartes

Alexander the Great

1200km
820miles

Babylon

15

Malavas

14

Hydaspes

13

Cophen

12

Jaxartes

11

Persian Gate

10

Uxians

9

Gaugamela

8

Alexandria

7

Gaza

6

Tyre

5

Issus

4

Miletus

3

Granicus

2

Pella

1

  

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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).