What was Alexander the Great's first major pitched battle against the Persian satraps in Asia Minor in 334 BC?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Battle of the Granicus
- Step 1: The Battle of the Granicus in May 334 BC was the first of three major battles fought between Alexander the Great of Macedon and the Persian Achaemenid Empire. Answer: Battle of the Granicus. Why not the others: "Battle of Issus" was Alexander's second battle against Persia in 333 BC fought against King Darius III personally; "Battle of Gaugamela" was the decisive 331 BC battle in Mesopotamia that collapsed the Achaemenid Empire; "Battle of the Hydaspes" was fought in 326 BC against King Porus in Punjab near the Jhelum River.
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