How Alexander The Great Conquered Persia
The Leader of a New Era: How Alexander the Great Conquered Persia/ Greece Today, there is a debate on how Alexander the Great was able to conquer most of his known world. Some people believe it was due to his leadership and ruling capabilities, while others think it was due to Alexander’s adept understanding of strategy and tactics. Even though some people believe that it was his leadership role that helped him manage uprisings, and also allowed him to expand his empire. It was, ultimately, his abilities to think clearly and plan ahead in a war that allowed him to never lose a battle and conquer Persia. The reason he was able to think clearly in battle was due to his revolutionary tactics, sound strategy, and his innovative use of weapons.
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Also, historian E.W. Davis believes that their greatest weakness was that the Persian army was led by a committee (Mixter 55). This was a disadvantage because a committee does not have the leadership and communication that comes from being led by a leader, and less functionality between individual units of men. Though this still does not explain how an outnumbered and an outclassed army could win against a well-trained and superior army after a river crossing. But overall what helped him in every campaign was his new and focused tactics, that in fact forever changed views on strategy and tactics. A quote from a John Mixter graduate at Bryant college and Salve Regina University, “The Granicus is also worthy of note because it is one of the earliest battles on record that was decided largely by cavalry strength”. This shows us that Alexander came up with revolutionary tactics for cavalry, that were used to conquer Persia/Greece and are still used
Also, historian E.W. Davis believes that their greatest weakness was that the Persian army was led by a committee (Mixter 55). This was a disadvantage because a committee does not have the leadership and communication that comes from being led by a leader, and less functionality between individual units of men. Though this still does not explain how an outnumbered and an outclassed army could win against a well-trained and superior army after a river crossing. But overall what helped him in every campaign was his new and focused tactics, that in fact forever changed views on strategy and tactics. A quote from a John Mixter graduate at Bryant college and Salve Regina University, “The Granicus is also worthy of note because it is one of the earliest battles on record that was decided largely by cavalry strength”. This shows us that Alexander came up with revolutionary tactics for cavalry, that were used to conquer Persia/Greece and are still used