Great captains - a course of six lectures showing the influence on the art of war of the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick, and Napoleon (1889) (14768082732)

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Title: Great captains : a course of six lectures showing the influence on the art of war of the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Cæsar, Gustavus Adolphus, Frederick, and Napoleon
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Dodge, Theodore Ayrault, 1842-1909
Subjects: Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C Hannibal, 247-183 B.C Caesar, Julius Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden, 1594-1632 Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786 Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Cambridge, Mass. : The Riverside Press
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
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victories on land and at sea, Alexander returnedto Syria, marched inland and crossed the Euphrates andTigris, thus projecting his line of advance from the centreof his base. At Arbela he defeated the Persian army intoto, though they were twenty to his one. Babylon, Susa,Persepolis, and Pasargadas opened their gates to the con-queror. But Darius escaped. It was now the spring of 330 B.C. Only four years had elapsed and Alexander had overturned the Persian Empire; and though he left home with a debt of eight hundred talents, he had won a treasure estimated at from __aaeimndrad-and fifty millions of dollars up. Alexander now followed Darius throuo-h Media and theCaspian Gates to Parthia, subduing the several territorieshe traversed. He found Darius murdered by the satrapswho attended him. This was no common disappointmentto Alexander, for the possession of the person of the GreatKing would have not only rendered his further conquestsmore easy, but would have ministered enormously to his
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16 GREAT CAPTAINS. natural and fast-growing vanity. He pursued the murder-ers of Darius, but as he could not safely leave enemies inhis rear, he was compelled to pause and reduce ..Aria,Drangiana, and Arachosia. Then he made his way overthe Caucasus into Bactria and Sogdiana, the only featwhich equals Hannibals passage of the Alps. His east-ern limit was the river JaxerteSj^the crossing of which wasmade under cover of his artillery, — its first use for such apurpose. The details of all these movements are so won-derful and show such extraordinary courage, enterprise,and intelligence, such exceptional power over men, so truea conception of the difficulties to be encountered, such cor-rect judgment as to the best means of overcoming them,that if the test should be the accomplishment of the all butimpossible, Alexander would easily stand at the head ofall men who have ever lived. He now formed the projectof conquering India, and, returning over the Caucasus,marched to the Indus and cro

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