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Battle of Raphia
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“Antiochus drives off the Egyptian cavalry and sets
off in headlong pursuit of the fleeing horsemen. He
ends up far distant from the rest of the fighting”
05 Mercenaries attack 06 back 07 Victory achieved
Pushing
Antiochus, believing himself
On the other side of the field the
Egyptian army is faring much better. The Ptolemaic In the centre of the victorious, is far away when one of his officers
commander, Echecrates, sees that his own elephants battleline, the infantry points to the battlefield left far behind. A dust
are refusing to clash with the bigger Seleucid phalanxes, up until cloud can be seen heading toward the Syrian
animals. He gives up on them and orders his Greek now not engaged, clash camp. This can only mean that the Seleucids
mercenaries to attack the Seleucids in front of with one another. The are losing the battle! The king hurries back
them while he leads a cavalry charge that flanks the Egyptians have the with his Royal Squadron but only arrives in
enemy’s elephants. He descends upon the rear of the better of the fighting time to find his men in pell-mell flight. The
Seleucid cavalry on the Syrian left wing. The Seleucids and push Antiochus’ best battle is over. Ptolemy has won a great victory © Getty Images, Alamy, Osprey Publishing.
here are routed and their left begins to collapse. troops backward. and gains possession of Raphia.
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