Battle of Issus

Timeline

1. -333Cilicia · CiliciaDarius III led the Persian main force east from Babylon, attempting to cut off Alexander's rear and force a decisive battle; the two armies maneuvered through the Cilician mountains.
2. -333Issus · CiliciaThe Persian army drew up in battle order on the narrow coastal plain; the Macedonian army broke through on the right wing and routed the Persian left. Darius fled in panic, and his mother, wife, daughters, and much of the baggage train fell into Macedonian hands.
3. -332Syria · SyriaAfter the victory at Issus, the Macedonian army marched south to control the coastal city-states of Syria and Phoenicia, paving the way for the siege of Tyre and the advance into Egypt.