Battle of Crannon

Battle of Crannon
	Part of the Lamian War
Date	August 322 BC
Location	Thessaly
Result	Macedonian victory
Belligerents
Macedon	Athens,; Aetolian League,; Thessaly
Commanders and leaders
Antipater,; Craterus	Antiphilus,; Menon of Pharsalus
Strength
40,000 infantry,; 3,000 slingers and archers,; 5,000 cavalry	25,000 infantry,; ; 3,500 cavalry
Casualties and losses
130 dead	500 dead

The Battle of Crannon (322 BC), fought between the Macedonian forces of Antipater and Craterus and the forces of a coalition of cities including Athens and the Aetolian League, was the decisive battle of the Lamian War. The Macedonian victory, though militarily unspectacular, convinced the other Greeks to sue for peace.

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