KnowraBattle of the HydaspesLinked fromLinked fromThe 10 pages that link to Battle of the Hydaspes, each with the reason it gives.All 10Broader topic 7Related 3War elephantBroader topic: Porus deployed elephants that disrupted Macedonian horses and tested Alexander’s formation.Macedonian armyBroader topic: The crossing and battle tested Macedonian tactics against an army using war elephants.ArrianBroader topic: Arrian’s account combines battlefield maneuvers with a portrait of Alexander’s leadership.Companion cavalryRelated: The cavalry maneuvered against Porus’s forces while elephants and difficult ground constrained direct attacks.Macedonian EmpireBroader topic: It marks the empire’s easternmost major conquest before the Macedonian army refused to advance farther.PorusBroader topic: This was the decisive encounter between Porus and Alexander.Roxana (Macedonian queen)Related: It followed Alexander’s Central Asian campaigns and marks the later phase of the world Roxana entered by marriage.Beas RiverRelated: After this campaign, Alexander’s troops refused to advance east toward the Beas.Jhelum RiverBroader topic: The river’s ancient Greek name became associated with this major battle.Wars of Alexander the GreatBroader topic: This costly victory marked the easternmost major battle of the campaigns.