Miletus 334 disbanding the fleet halicarnassus

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Miletus 334 disbanding the fleethalicarnassus
After Granicus . . .
Battles/Military Matters
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At Granicus Alexander had shown superior tactics

• He showed many attributes of a good army leader
  during this battle
• These were (list what good qualities as a
  commander he showed before and during the battle)
• The Persians were beaten and many fled

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Miletus334BC
But then changed his mind because he knew the
Persian fleet wasnt far away, and they could
help him out in fighting against Alexander

• After Granicus most cities were afraid of
  Alexander and the Macedonian army so they
  surrendered to him.
• Alexander was cruising through Miletus. The
  governor said he would surrender.

Yes come on through Alexander! Take our city, I
wasnt that keen on ruling it anyway.
Actually I might be able to take him on!
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wheres miletus?
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But Alexander got there first

• Alexanders Greek fleet arrived first and
  blockaded the harbour. So with no help from the
  Persian boats who couldnt get in, Miletus fell
  to Alexander easily.

Persian fleet 400 ships
Greek fleet 150 ships. lead by Nicanor
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Miletus 334

• Some of the people fighting to defend Miletus
  were Greek mercenaries.They escaped and occupied
  the citadel
• But this time instead of punishing the
  Mercenaries Alexander offered to employ them for
  the Macedonian army instead of killing them. This
  kept the Greeks on his side. Alexander was moved
  to pity by their courage and loyalty. (Arrian)

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Disbanding the fleet 334

• After Miletus, Alexander did something unusual.
• He disbanded his fleet (sent home the Athenian
  navy/boats)
• Apart from 20 boats

The reasons Arrian gives for this are - He had
no money - He was in control of all the ports in
Asia Minor and thought he could keep the
Persian fleet out.
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Disbanding the fleet 334

• Alexander took a considerable gamble by
  sending his fleet away, which was a decision that
  could have backfired. But he was very lucky.
• He knew his strength lay in his army and that he
  was weak in ships. Where as the Persians had a
  very strong naval fleet and a weak ______. He
  couldnt beat the Persians at sea so he wanted to
  fight them on __________, this would be done by
  preventing the Persian fleet from ever being able
  to dock anywhere for supplies.
• For halicarnassus Read p.47 highlight yellow
  books write notes in your book about what you
  read!

The Persian navy Was bigger and stronger Than
the Greek (Athenian) navy
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Homework, very important to complete.

• In your workbooks, Read and Highlight p.45
• Answer questions on Disbanding the fleet p. 46
• p. 46, Paul Artus book. Read the information
  under the heading Miletus and Disbanding the
  fleet
• Take notes on key info from this page

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Halicarnassus 334
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Halicarnassus 334

• Instead of writing notes, Read highlight all of
  p. 47 in your workbooks about Alexander in
  Caria Halicarnassas, Autumn 334BC
• Answer questions on Halicarnassus (Hamilton
  worksheet) p. 48

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Hmmm

• What did the events at Miletus and Halicarnassus
  show us about Alexander?
• His military skill and that he does make
  mistakes, and the lengths to which he was
  prepared to go to maintain control