Battle of Thebes
The Battle of Thebes took place between Alexander the Great and the Greek city-state of Thebes in 335 BC immediately outside of and in the city proper in Boeotia. After being made hegemon of the League of Corinth, Alexander had marched to the north to deal with revolts in Illyria and Thrace, which forced him to draw heavily from the troops in Macedonia that were maintaining pressure on the city-states of southern Greece to keep them in subjection.
| Battle of Thebes | |||||||
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| Part of Alexander's Balkan campaign | |||||||
Charles R. Stantonː Alexander at the Sack of Thebes in 335 BC (illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, 1915) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Macedonia other Greek allies | Thebes | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Alexander the Great |
Phoenix † Prothytes † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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33,000 30,000 infantry 3,000 cavalry | 15,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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6,000 killed 30,000 captured | |||||||
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