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Siege of Aornos

Background
Siege of Aornos was a conflict in 327 BCE during the Indian Campaign of Alexander III the Great in which he captured a great natural stronghold that impeded his path into India. The stronghold corresponds with the modern day Pīr Sarāi ridge that lies a few miles west of the Indus River and north of the Buner Rivers. As he was unable to capture the fortress outright he captured the hill opposite of Aornos and deployed his catapults to bombard the Indians.
The Indians attempted to retreat from their stronghold but were caught by Alexander's forces and slaughtered. From here the Macedonians would move onto the Battle of the Hydaspes.
Alexander's Campaign
Balkan Campaign
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Persian Campaign
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- Battle of the Granicus (334 BC)
- Siege of Miletus (334 BC)
- Siege of Halicarnassus (334 BC)
- Battle of Issus (333 BC)
- Siege of Tyre (332 BC)
- Siege of Gaza (332 BC)
- Battle of Guagamela (331 BC)
- Battle of the Uxian Defile (331 BC)
- Battle of the Persian Gate (330 BC)
- Siege of Cyropolis (329 BC)
- Battle of Jaxartes (329 BC)
- Battle of Gabai (328 BC)
- Siege of Sogdian Rock (327 BC)
Indian Campaign
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Sources
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
Abbott, J. (1848). Alexander the Great. New York & London: Harper & Brothers